With support from the oil/gas industry, Colorado lawmakers are recrafting a bill (HB 1356) this session to increase maximum fines that can be assessed against oil and natural gas operators for "significant waste of oil/gas resources." Similar legislation was defeated last year (see Daily GPI, May 10, 2013).
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Colorado Finds No Evidence of Oil, Gas Spills From Flooding
Colorado officials said Tuesday they have found no evidence of contamination from oil or natural gas spills in water samples taken from rivers and streams affected by last month’s flooding.
October 10, 2013