AURORA — Opponents of Colorado’s proposed new air-pollution rules for the oil and gas industry have pressed their case for two days — hammering at the effort backed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to make Colorado the first state to regulate the greenhouse gas methane.
The industry groups Colorado Oil and Gas Association and Colorado Petroleum Association contend any new rules must not cover methane and must not apply statewide.
But leading producers — Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Energy, Encana and DCP Midstream, the nation’s largest oil and gas gathering company — support the rules.
A journalist and lawyer, Bruce Finley has investigated local, national and international issues with on-site reporting in more than 40 countries. In his position as a staff writer for the Denver Post, he is focusing on environment-related news including water challenges, the oil and gas boom and wildfire.
