Colorado High Court: Agency’s Fracking Rule Refusal Is Consistent With State Law

(January 15, 2019, 1:19 PM EST) -- DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court on Jan. 14 reversed a lower court’s decision and held that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s (COGCC) decision not to conduct a rulemaking proceeding related to hydraulic fracturing and adopt a rule proposed by residents who want to protect the environment was consistent with the applicable provisions of the state’s oil and gas conservation act (Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, et al., No. 2017SC297, Colo. Sup.)....

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