Colorado is joining two other states in a lawsuit to protect the state's authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing.
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced Friday that the state would join a lawsuit challenging hydraulic fracturing regulations recently issued by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The BLM, which oversees federally owned land and mineral rights, issued its rules on fracking in March. But the new federal regulations may not have much affect in Colorado.
Energy…
Colorado is joining two other states in a lawsuit to protect the state's authority to regulate hydraulic fracturing.
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced Friday that the state would join a lawsuit challenging hydraulic fracturing regulations recently issued by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The BLM, which oversees federally owned land and mineral rights, issued its rules on fracking in March. But the new federal regulations may not have much affect in Colorado.
Energy…