An overview of Colorado's BLM oil and gas leasing numbers as compared to other Rocky Mountain states.

Resource management plans (RMPs)/Master Leasing Plans (MLPs)

A progress report on the Bureau of Land Management's improvements to oil and gas leasing in the West.  There have been major strides in protecting sensitive land and streamlining leasing and permitting, but there is still some room for improvement.

Michelle Haefele, PH.D., talks about the impacts to local communities from oil and gas drilling

In June 2012, a landmark settlement was reached between federal agencies and a coalition of conservation organizations, including The Wilderness Society, as well as a western Colorado county1 that had challenged West-wide Energy Corridors initially designated under Section 368 of the Energy Poli