May 22 - August 14, 2020: COGCC Rulemaking Filings

Our Children’s Trust, on behalf of the 65 youth petitioners that filed the November 2019 petition for rulemaking, and Earth Guardians submitted a series of comments, expert testimony, proposed rule changes, and legal arguments to the COGCC regarding its ongoing rulemaking.

The Commission’s rulemaking is intended to implement the mandates of SB 19-181 and protect public health and the environment from dangerous oil and gas operations. However, the Commission’s draft rules (and ongoing permitting of dangerous oil and gas operations) still do not adequately align with its new mandate to prioritize protections for public health and the environment and to address the cumulative impacts of oil and gas operations on the climate crisis.