ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20183
No(s). 2013CV31385 (Colo. Dist. Ct. Aug 7, 2014)

A Colorado court held that the state's Oil and Gas Conservation Act preempts a city's five-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing. The city is a "home-rule" city, meaning it has “the full right of self-government” on local and municipal matters. Nevertheless, a local ordinance that infringes on...