Local governments would have greater notification and input about oil and gas operations in their communities under a proposal put forward by Gov. John Hickenlooper's oil and gas task force, but environmental groups and Boulder County commissioners called the group's collection of nine recommendations an overall failure.
"It didn't get the job done. It missed the mark," said Pete Maysmith, the executive director of Conservation Colorado, an environmental advocacy group.
"The central issue was the…
Local governments would have greater notification and input about oil and gas operations in their communities under a proposal put forward by Gov. John Hickenlooper's oil and gas task force, but environmental groups and Boulder County commissioners called the group's collection of nine recommendations an overall failure.
"It didn't get the job done. It missed the mark," said Pete Maysmith, the executive director of Conservation Colorado, an environmental advocacy group.
"The central issue was the…
