/tags/firestone-explosion Firestone explosion en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:09:44 GMT /oil-and-gas/2019-10-29/what-a-federal-investigation-into-the-firestone-home-explosion-found Federal investigators released a highly-anticipated summary of the 2017 explosion in Firestone on Tuesday, prompting statements of frustration from the… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:09:44 GMT /oil-and-gas/2019-10-29/what-a-federal-investigation-into-the-firestone-home-explosion-found Matt Bloom /oil-and-gas/2018-07-19/orphaned-oil-and-gas-equipment-must-be-plugged-or-cleaned-up-says-colorado-executive-order Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order this week requiring that abandoned oil and gas equipment be plugged up or removed. The move… Thu, 19 Jul 2018 16:58:21 GMT /oil-and-gas/2018-07-19/orphaned-oil-and-gas-equipment-must-be-plugged-or-cleaned-up-says-colorado-executive-order Rae Ellen Bichell /business/2018-01-09/new-oil-and-gas-pipeline-regs-coming-to-colorado-but-dont-expect-any-maps After a deadly home explosion in Firestone, Colo. last spring, the state is now updating its oil and gas regulations. At a public meeting on Jan. 8,… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:14:23 GMT /business/2018-01-09/new-oil-and-gas-pipeline-regs-coming-to-colorado-but-dont-expect-any-maps Leigh Paterson /business/2017-11-29/living-with-oil-gas-an-inside-energy-podcast-special In Northern Colorado, two massive industries are colliding: home development and energy development. At the intersection of the two are serious and… Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:30:00 GMT /business/2017-11-29/living-with-oil-gas-an-inside-energy-podcast-special Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-07-27/spills-fires-and-explosions-a-look-at-pipelines-by-the-numbers A home explosion in a Denver suburb in April that has been linked to energy development has left Colorado communities wondering: are we safe? To give some… Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-07-27/spills-fires-and-explosions-a-look-at-pipelines-by-the-numbers Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-07-18/are-there-oil-and-gas-flowlines-in-your-neighborhood A one-inch pipeline running just feet below a home in Firestone, Colorado, leaked odorless gas into the basement this spring, causing an explosion that… Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:29:45 GMT /environment/2017-07-18/are-there-oil-and-gas-flowlines-in-your-neighborhood Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-06-20/after-firestone-explosion-residents-worry-about-home-values When a home went up in flames on Twilight Avenue in April, in a subdivision north of Denver, two people died. Now, the investigation into what happened is… Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:45:44 GMT /environment/2017-06-20/after-firestone-explosion-residents-worry-about-home-values Leigh Paterson /environment/2017-05-06/fatal-home-explosion-in-colorado-reignites-setback-debate On the afternoon of April 17th, 10-year-old Gillian Chapman and her little sister Kailey were on their front porch. Gillian had on her roller blades;… Sat, 06 May 2017 13:00:00 GMT /environment/2017-05-06/fatal-home-explosion-in-colorado-reignites-setback-debate Jordan Wirfs-Brock