Gov. John Hickenlooper's oil and gas task force on Tuesday is expected to focus once again on the thorny issue of local governmental control over big energy operations in and near neighborhoods.
It's an issue that's been the source of controversy, lawsuits, and court rulings in the last few years, with some communities passing bans on industry operations in their jurisdiction and others cutting deals with operators to demand higher operating standards than the state requires.
But at the end of…
Gov. John Hickenlooper's oil and gas task force on Tuesday is expected to focus once again on the thorny issue of local governmental control over big energy operations in and near neighborhoods.
It's an issue that's been the source of controversy, lawsuits, and court rulings in the last few years, with some communities passing bans on industry operations in their jurisdiction and others cutting deals with operators to demand higher operating standards than the state requires.
But at the end of…