For Colorado Supreme Court, a question of how much weight state must give public health, environment in oil and gas decisions

Denver Post: Colorado communities and the fossil fuel industry clashed Tuesday in a Supreme Court standoff that ultimately could change how state regulators handle decisions on allowing increased oil and gas production near people.

A coalition of municipal, environment and health groups urged the seven Colorado Supreme Court justices to uphold a lower court ruling requiring the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to ensure the protection of the environment and people as a precondition — a first test that must be met — before issuing permits enabling more oil and gas drilling.

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