EPA Greenlights Oil Ops Despite Eco Pushback in Colorado
Published Date: 4/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA has decided not to block the air pollution permits for four Bonanza Creek Energy facilities in Colorado after reviewing a petition from an environmental group. This means the company can keep operating under the current permits, but the decision can be challenged in court by June 9, 2026. Local communities and the energy company are the main players affected by this ruling.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Bonanza Creek Permits Remain Active
Bonanza Creek Energy can keep operating under four Clean Air Act operating permits (nos. 20OPWE417, 20OPWE418, 20OPWE419, 20OPWE420) for facilities in Weld County, Colorado because the EPA denied the May 19, 2025 petition. The EPA Administrator's order was signed December 10, 2025.
Local Petition Denial, Judicial Review Deadline
Residents and local stakeholders near the four Weld County, Colorado facilities learned the EPA denied a May 19, 2025 petition to object to those permits, so the permits stay in force. Anyone seeking judicial review of the denial must file a petition in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals by June 9, 2026.
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