Archive for: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• County seeks middle ground for gas exploration

  Aug 23, 2012

  Staff / The Colorado Observer

  As the oil and gas industry has clawed its way back from the restrictive drilling policies of former Democratic Governor Bill Ritter and the effects of the national recession, the green lobby has quietly opened a new front in the battle against energy development in Colorado: Local governments.

  Across the state, environmental groups – often driven by out-of-state interests…

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  Enviro-scientist draws flak, drops out of Denver EPA confab | SEE VIDEO

  Apr 2, 2012

  Staff / Colorado Public Advocate

  A Boulder scientist accused of conspiring to fudge data in support of landmark litigation over oil drilling in the Amazon has pulled out of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conference in Denver this week amid a challenge to her credibility, including charges her research is tainted by an activist agenda.

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  Report accuses green group of ‘saturation litigation,’ serial lawsuits on public’s tab

  Mar 1, 2012

  Staff / Colorado Public Advocate

  WildEarth Guardians, an environmental group known for its aggressive court actions against public agencies in Colorado and other Western states, is drawing fire in a new report for filing some 145 lawsuits since 2008—roughly one every week and a half—and tapping public dollars to help pay the legal bills.

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  Feds press states to control algae in waterways; CO lawmakers fear costs

  Oct 25, 2011

  Debi Brazzale / Colorado News Agency

  Republican state Rep. Marsha Looper spoke out Monday against a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that she says is “out of control” in its approach to water pollutants that can grow algae. …it would cost $2.9 billion to $23 billion if the state … moves forward with pending regulatory action.

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