Oil and Gas

An extremely rare geyser of spewed oil, water and sand contaminated 7 square miles. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read the entire article at the link below.

Recently retired Colorado scientist Lisa McKenzie chased the link between fracking and adverse birth outcomes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

A Colorado study found that children ages 2-9 living in areas with the highest density and intensity wells within eight miles (13 kilometers) of their home were at least two times more likely to be diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

The report comes as the Trump administration tries to “unleash” domestic energy supplies.

A new report shows the rate of spills from oil-and-gas drilling is dropping in some of the Mountain West’s top fossil fuel-producing states. But conservation groups warn these spills are still significant and can harm area waters, lands and wildlife.

More than two months after a blowout at a Chevron well in Galeton, questions remain about the public health implications of the accident and how regulators will hold the company accountable.

The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah. The ruling Thursday involves the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile expansion that would connect oil and gas producers to the broader rail network and allow them to access larger markets.

27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is nearly the same amount the U.S. consumes in a year. But extracting it is another story.

An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange.

Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.