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Fracking Is Going to Happen Says New Head of COGCC

Beatty & Wzniak, P.C.

The agency that regulates oil and gas development in the state has hired a new director. Matt Lepore is the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s former attorney and takes the helm today, during what many see as a tumultuous time for the industry.

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»Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·â€™s State Capitol Bente Birkeland talked to Lepore about his new position and how he views the future of energy development in Colorado.

Bente Birkeland is an award-winning journalist who joined Colorado Public Radio in August 2018 after a decade of reporting on the Colorado state capitol for the Rocky Mountain Community Radio collaborative and »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·. In 2017, Bente was named Colorado Journalist of the Year by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and she was awarded with a National Investigative Reporting Award by SPJ a year later.
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