ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20206
No(s). 3CV31746 (Colo. Dist. Ct. Sep 2, 2014)

A Colorado court held that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Act preempts a city's ban on all oil and gas extraction and related activities within the city's boundaries. The court held that the operational conflict in this case was "obvious and patent" on its face. There is no way to harmonize t...