Hydraulic Fracturing (Hydrofracking): Colorado

Joel Minor, 33 Stanford Envtl. L. J. 61 (2014).

Tanya Heikkila et al., 31 Rev. Poly. Research 65 (2014).

Katherine Toan, 26 Colo. Nat. Resources Energy & Envtl. L. Rev. 1 (2015).

Jeffrey J. Cook, 25 Envtl. Poly. & Guidance 373 (2015).

Ella L. Walker et al., 53 J. Am. Water Resources Assoc. 839 (2017).
Abstract Only.

Lucas Satterlee, 28 Villanova Envtl. L. J. 1 (2017).

Supreme Court of Colorado held that the moratorium on fracking by the city is preempted by state law and unenforceable.

The Supreme Court of Colorado held that the city's fracking ban was preempted by state law and unenforceable.

Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that the COGCC should have entertained the request for rulemaking from six youths who wanted a temporary ban on fracking until the health effects from the practice could be studied.

Response to the study of hydraulic fracturing in Colorado conducted by STRONGER.

Colorado Oil and Gas Information System.

Memo on COGCC Investigation into the use of diesel fuel for hydraulic fracturing in Colorado.

Frequently asked questions about fracking.

Access to COGCC forms.

Memo responding to the documentary Gasland.

Interactive map.

Informational page with links and documents.

2 page guide to the process and the rules in the state.

Testimony of David Neslin, the Director of COGCC before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in 2011.

Memo with followup responses to Senate testimony.

Provides lists of pending and approved permits.

Additional response to the report.

Scientific study conducted by scientists at Colorado State University into the quality of the drinking water and any impacts from fracking. Published in 2014.

Report published in 2012 on the water and community impacts from fracking in Colorado. Study written by Western Resource Advocates.

Study conducted by the EPA into the effects of hydraulic fracturing on the drinking water resources. Published in 2015.

Review performed by STRONGER of the hydraulic fracturing process used in Colorado. Compiled in 2011.

Study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, published in 2012.

Results of a study into the possible birth defects caused by proximity to fracking sites, published in 2014.