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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Gov. John Hickenlooper is directing the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to review its system of penalties and fines, to make sure public health, safety and the environment are protected.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Colorado House Democrats have passed new restrictions on the state's powerful oil and gas regulators.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The oil and gas drilling debate continues at the Colorado Capitol, where lawmakers will look Thursday at two bills to crack down on the industry.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Oil and gas drilling is under review by lawmakers in Colorado, where lawmakers typically defer to state regulators on how drilling should be regulated.

Friday, January 25, 2013  An appeals court says it won't reconsider a ruling dismissing lawsuits that were filed against the federal government for rescinding oil and gas leases near national parks in Utah.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Colorado regulators are delaying a vote on new rules that would require bigger buffer zones around oil and gas wells.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Colorado oil and natural gas regulators are nearing the end of a three-day hearing to consider proposed new rules.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Colorado oil and natural gas regulators are heading into their second day of hearings to review proposed new rules.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Colorado regulators are beginning a three-day hearing Monday on rule changes for oil and gas drilling.

Friday, December 31, 2010  Colorado Republicans who vowed during political campaigns this year to reverse tough new oil and gas regulations are now backing off and taking a wait-and-see attitude. So is the industry.

Thursday, July 08, 2010  Republican Scott McInnis and Democrat John Hickenlooper appeared together Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Natural-gas production rose by 4.4 percent last year to 1.6 trillion cubic feet. That's according to the Colorado Oil and Gas conservation commission. The Commission says oil production was up 1.6 percent to 28.9 million barrels.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission received about 540 applications for permits in December. Commission Director Dave Neslin say roughly 640 permits were approved.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009  Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director Dave Neslin says much of the current problem is due to a backlog of permits filed to beat new state regulations. He says the average wait has dropped to about 50 days.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009  Fire managers say the fire that's burning on private and public land had been creeping slowly but grew as winds reached 30 mph winds Wednesday afternoon because of thunder cells.