Colorado county issues moratorium on new drilling

Nine-month pause in new drilling, seismic permits to offer staff time to update existing rules

Colorado: the state has recently pushed through legislation granting cities authority over regulating oil and gas development — Colorado: the state has recently pushed through legislation granting cities authority over regulating oil and gas developmentPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX

Julia Martinez

Politics Colorado North America

Published 1 July 2019, 17:10Updated 3 July 2019, 14:45