Press Releases
Media Contact
Kristin Kemp, Public Information Officer & Community Relations Manager
Email: kristin.kemp@state.co.us
Cell: (720) 666-0437
As a public agency, the ECMC is committed to fostering transparency, accountability and promoting community engagement. This includes providing accurate and timely information to the media. Our communications staff members are always open to contact for questions or comments, and subject matter expert staff from other units or Commissioners may be available upon request. We publish press releases and supplementary materials on our website following the release of ECMC reports, developments in rulemaking efforts, or other updates related to the agency.
Our staff are subject matter experts and can be available as an expert source/citation for journalists. Contact Kristin to schedule an interview with a subject matter expert.
- 5/15: ECMC Publishes 2024 Cumulative Impacts Report
Full Report
Resumen Ejecutivo - 4/15: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Hosts Local Public Comment Hearing for State Harvard/ Yale and State Wetterhorn/ Handies Oil & Gas Development Plan
- 4/15: Chevron/Bishop well control incident transitions to state regulatory oversight (April 15, 2025, 2:00 PM)
- 4/07: Press statement: 483510 Noble/Chevron Bishop A07-01 pad
- 3/12: New rules codify requirements to reduce the use of fresh water at oil and gas sites
- 2/19: Steven Arauza and Yesica Chavez Join ECMC as Environmental Justice Liaisons
- 1/15: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Hosts Local Public Comment Hearing for State La Plata South Oil & Gas Development Plan (OGDP)
- 12/30: General Assembly calls for expert studies on emerging energy development sectors
- 12/16: ECMC adopts carbon storage rules
- 12/13: Datasets and maps of oil and gas remediation site locations impacted by falsified data available
- 11/26: ECMC affirms public safety after evaluating falsified data submitted by contractors
- 11/22: Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise adopts new fee to fund marginal well plugging
- 10/15: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Adopts New and Stronger Cumulative Impacts Rules
- 10/14: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Hosts Local Public Comment Hearing for Draco Oil & Gas Development Plan (OGDP)
- 09/27: Energy & Carbon Management Commission Announces Kristin Kemp as New Community Relations Manager
- 08/23: Governor Polis, Colorado ECMC Announce $12.6 Million in Grants from EPA and Dept of Energy to Reduce Methane Emissions in Colorado
- 08/12: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Adopts First Deep Geothermal Rules
- 07/01: Polis Administration Releases Major New Reports to Highlight Clean Energy Future, Geothermal & Hydrogen in Colorado are Open for Business
- 06/26: Please join us in July to make sure your voice is included in planning Colorado’s clean energy future
- 06/24: Governor Polis makes appointments to the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission
- 06/04: Colorado & Energy Carbon Management Commission starts study in Raton Basin
- 05/23: Commissioner McGowan moving on from ECMC role; Appointed Executive Director of Denver Public Health Department
- 05/07: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission announces Lowry Ranch CAP Local Public Hearing
- 04/04: Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission Hosts Public Meeting in Glenwood Springs
- 03/06: Colorado Department of Natural Resources Produced Water Consortium Submits First Report: Best Practices for In-field Recycling and Reuse of Produced Water Report
- 02/28: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Releases Cumulative Impacts Annual Report
- 02/08: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Announces Cumulative Impacts Notice of Rulemaking
- 02/01: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Announces Carbon Capture and Storage Safety Study
- 01/31: Colorado and Alberta Announce Energy and Climate Partnership
- 01/18: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Announces Release of Cumulative Impacts Initial Rules
- 12/20: Sealock #1 Johnstown Update
- 12/11: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Announces Dec. 19 Virtual Listening Session with Disproportionately Impacted Communities
- 11/27: Join Us for Important Listening Sessions with Disproportionately Impacted Communities
- 09/26: Governor Polis & US Department of Interior Secretary Haaland visit Colorado Orphaned Well sites
- 09/07: Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission Visits Southwest Colorado
- 07/05: Announcing the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission
- 05/22: Gov. Polis signs SB23-285 “Energy & Carbon Management Regulation In Colorado
- 05/11: Saving People Money on Energy: Governor Polis Signs Bills into Law
- 04/04: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Hosts Public Meeting in Glenwood Springs
- 03/16: Improving Air Quality: Governor Polis Directs State Agencies to Take New & Comprehensive Steps to Help Build Upon Administration’s Landmark Clean Air Efforts, Cut Pollution Including Ozone
- 03/01: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Second Cumulative Impacts Annual Report
- 02/28: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Hosts Public Meeting in Trinidad
- 02/09: Commissioners for the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Confirmed by the Senate
- 02/09: The First Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board is Confirmed by the Senate
- 02/02: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Decision on K.P. Kauffman Company, Inc.
- 01/20: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Initiates Cumulative Impacts Stakeholder Outreach
- 01/10: 2023 SB 19-181 Accomplishments
- 12/14: Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board Hosts First Hearing
- 08/25: Governor Polis Announces Appointments to Orphan Wells Mitigation Enterprise Board
- 07/13: Governor Polis Takes Additional Steps to Improve Air Quality for Coloradans
- 06/30: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Votes Unanimously to Adopt Orphan Well Mitigation Fee Enterprise Rules
- 06/17: Appointments to the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announced
- 05/23: Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) Task Force Administrative Actions Announced
- 03/11: Commissioner Priya Nanjappa Moving on from COGCC for New Opportunity
- 03/01: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Votes Unanimously to Adopt SB 19-181 Financial Assurance Rules
- 01/18: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Cumulative Impacts Annual Report
- 11/05: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Compliance Plan for K.P. Kauffman at Hearing
- 09/21: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Makes Enforcement Decisions in K.P. Kauffman Hearing
- 09/01: COGCC Reviews, Unanimously Approves First Two Oil & Gas Development Plans (PDF)
- 03/01: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission First Professional Commission Confirmed by Senate
- 11/23: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Unanimously Adopts SB 19-181 New Mission Change Rules, Alternative Location Analysis and Cumulative Impacts
- 09/17: How to Stay Updated with COGCC’s Mission Change, Alternative Location Analysis and Cumulative Impacts Rulemaking Hearings
- 09/11: Schedule Update: Mission Change, Alternative Location Analysis and Cumulative Impacts Rulemaking Hearings
- 08/19: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission To Begin SB 19-181 Rulemaking Hearings Addressing Mission Change, Alternative Location Analysis and Cumulative Impacts
- 08/04: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Adopts Mill Levy Rulemaking
- 07/30: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Mill Levy Rulemaking Hearing
- 06/22: Governor Polis Announces COGCC Appointments
- 06/10: Wellbore Integrity and Protecting Groundwater FAQ DRAFT
- 06/10: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Completes Wellbore Integrity Rulemaking Under SB 19-181
- 06/05: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Wellbore Integrity Rulemaking Hearing
- 05/08: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Special Commission Hearing Addressing COGCC’s Readiness to Respond to Recent Developments in the Oil and Gas Market
- 05/04: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Publishes Additional Drafts of the Mission Change Series
- 04/29: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces SB 19-181 Rulemaking Plan
- 04/24: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Online April Hearing
- 04/13: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Approves $18.25 Million Penalty for Firestone Tragedy
- 04/13: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Discusses Updates to SB 19-181 Rulemaking Schedule
- 04/08: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Special Commission Hearing Addressing the Firestone Tragedy
- 03/25: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Temporary Pause on Rulemaking
- 03/25: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Approval of Noble Energy’s Comprehensive Drilling Plan
- 03/23: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Virtual/Online March Hearing
- 03/16: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces SB 19-181 Rulemaking Updates
- 03/12: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces $18.25 Million Penalty for Firestone Tragedy
- 02/24: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Volunteer Commission Confirmed by Senate
- 02/14: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Southwest Colorado Stakeholder Meeting
- 02/10: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces February Hearing
- 01/29: Professional Commission Applications Being Sought
- 01/24: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces January Hearing
- 12/12: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces December Hearing
- 11/21: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Completes First Rulemaking Under SB 19-181
- 11/12: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces November Hearing
- 11/07: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Deputy Director
- 10/28: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Hosts October Hearing
- 10/17: Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Response to CDPHE’s Oil and Gas Health Effects Study
- 09/18; Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Announces Two September Meetings
- 09/05: COGCC Opens Online Tool to Engage Public, Stakeholders in Rulemakings
- 09/04: COGCC Establishes Permitting Protocol for 1041 Areas Designated of State Special Interest for Oil and Gas Development
- 08/15: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Hosts August Meeting on Western Slope
- 08/08: Colorado Oil and Gas Announces Chief of Staff & Senior Policy Advisor
- 07/22: COGCC Issues Notice to Operators Regarding Permits
- 05/17: Governor Polis Announces Members of Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
- 05/16: Colorado Oil and Gas Director Issues Final Objective Criteria for Colorado's New Oil and Gas Law
- 04/19: Colorado Oil and Gas Director Issues Draft Objective Criteria and First Guidance for New Oil and Gas Law
- 04/17: What’s Next for Colorado’s New Oil and Gas Law?
- 03/19: New Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director Announced
- 01/17: New Acting Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Director Announced