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- Petition to Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission & Colorado Department of Natural Resources for Rule Suspending Issuance of Hydraulic Fracturing Permits
Petition to Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission & Colorado Department of Natural Resources for Rule Suspending Issuance of Hydraulic Fracturing Permits
Geography
Year
2013
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2013
Status
Order issued denying rulemaking petition.
Geography
Docket number
n/a
Court/admin entity
United States → State Agencies → COGCC
Case category
State Law Claims (US) → Environmentalist Lawsuits (US)
Principal law
United States
At issue
Rulemaking petition and subsequent litigation seeking to require Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to deny drilling permits unless they would not adversely impact human health and the environment or contribute to climate change.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
Topics
Beta
05/29/2014
Decision
11/15/2013
Petition
Summary
Rulemaking petition and subsequent litigation seeking to require Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to deny drilling permits unless they would not adversely impact human health and the environment or contribute to climate change.
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Group
Topics
Target
Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience
Finance