The years-long legal conflict over oil and gas drilling on the Roan Plateau may be ending.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper — along with U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, other government officials, and representatives from environmental groups and the energy industry — are set to make an announcement at 1 p.m. MST Friday regarding what's being called "a major development" regarding the Western Slope landmark.
The plateau soars thousands of feet above the valley floor near Rifle along Interstate…
The years-long legal conflict over oil and gas drilling on the Roan Plateau may be ending.
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper — along with U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, other government officials, and representatives from environmental groups and the energy industry — are set to make an announcement at 1 p.m. MST Friday regarding what's being called "a major development" regarding the Western Slope landmark.
The plateau soars thousands of feet above the valley floor near Rifle along Interstate…