May 25, 2018: Answer Brief and Amicus Briefs Filed

Attorneys for the youth plaintiffs filed their Answer Brief to the Colorado Supreme Court. In their brief, youth plaintiffs asked the Colorado Supreme Court to affirm the victory they secured at the Court of Appeals on March 23, 2017, and hold that the COGCC has an obligation to protect public health, safety, and welfare from oil and gas development and operations.

Nine amicus briefs were also filed in support of the youth plaintiffs by the following groups: 1) Northwest Colorado Council of Governments; 2) 350 Colorado et. al.; 3) Board of County Commissioners of Adams County; 4) Local Governments; 5) Colorado PTA; Together Against Neighborhood Drilling; Dr. Stephanie Malin; Stacia Ryder; Shirley Smithson; and Ulrike Webster; 6) Colorado League of Women Voters; 7) Our Health, Our Future, Our Longmont; Sierra Club; Earthworks; Food & Water Watch; Conservation Colorado; Weld Air & Water; and Wall of Women; 8) Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments & Physicians for Social Responsibility; and 9) the League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans.