/tags/matt-lepore Matt Lepore en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 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 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/2017-06-22/to-improve-safety-greeley-hired-its-own-oil-and-gas-inspector How safe are oil and gas wells? That question is being asked by residents up and down the Front Range after a couple of high-profile incidents in Weld… Thu, 22 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT /business/2017-06-22/to-improve-safety-greeley-hired-its-own-oil-and-gas-inspector /environment/2017-04-20/how-is-colorados-oil-and-gas-industry-regulated Looking out the windows of Matt Lepore’s eighth floor corner office in downtown Denver, you see high-rise office buildings and the Rocky Mountains. What… Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:04:00 GMT /environment/2017-04-20/how-is-colorados-oil-and-gas-industry-regulated /environment/2017-04-13/setback-bill-fails-but-lawsuit-to-keep-drilling-away-from-colorado-schools-continues A group of Greeley residents are suing state officials over drilling regulations known as “setbacks.” State regulations require oil and gas sites to be… Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:05:00 GMT /environment/2017-04-13/setback-bill-fails-but-lawsuit-to-keep-drilling-away-from-colorado-schools-continues /politics/2015-12-09/longmont-fort-collins-fracking-cases-get-their-say-in-state-supreme-court The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether local cities in Colorado can either ban hydraulic fracturing or declare a moratorium. The… Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:04:06 GMT /politics/2015-12-09/longmont-fort-collins-fracking-cases-get-their-say-in-state-supreme-court Bente Birkeland /business/2015-11-17/colorados-local-governments-cant-zone-out-oil-and-gas-heres-why The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is debating new rules aimed at easing some of the tensions between local governments and oil and gas… Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:00:00 GMT /business/2015-11-17/colorados-local-governments-cant-zone-out-oil-and-gas-heres-why Stephanie Paige Ogburn /business/2015-11-16/the-debate-continues-for-colorados-latest-draft-oil-and-gas-regs The goal of Gov. John Hickenlooper's Oil and Gas Task Force was to address the duel concerns that drilling operations are too close to homes and that… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:44:39 GMT /business/2015-11-16/the-debate-continues-for-colorados-latest-draft-oil-and-gas-regs Inside Energy /environment/2015-10-26/colorados-draft-oil-and-gas-rules-fail-to-satisfy-those-seeking-local-control The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission is considering two new rules governing how oil and gas operators work in populated areas. The draft rules… Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /environment/2015-10-26/colorados-draft-oil-and-gas-rules-fail-to-satisfy-those-seeking-local-control Stephanie Paige Ogburn /business/2015-10-12/when-it-comes-to-colorados-newly-proposed-oil-gas-rules-erie-is-ahead-of-the-curve The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state's regulator, is proposing a new set of rules that would give local governments more say over… Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-10-12/when-it-comes-to-colorados-newly-proposed-oil-gas-rules-erie-is-ahead-of-the-curve Matt Richmond /politics/2015-09-03/as-new-rules-loom-colorado-is-again-talking-about-energy-industry-relations Oil drilling on Colorado's populous Front Range has forced more interactions between communities and the energy industry – and that's caused tension. At… Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:00:00 GMT /politics/2015-09-03/as-new-rules-loom-colorado-is-again-talking-about-energy-industry-relations Bente Birkeland