As energy boom nears Colorado cities, a backlash grows -- Article by The Denver Post

This photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, near Frederick shows oil pump jacks working on a property across from a subdivision. (Ed Andrieski, Associated Press file photo)

Colorado regulators grappling with a historic energy boom that's pushing oil rigs to the very doorsteps of suburban schools and homes were among the first in the nation to require companies to disclose the chemicals they use in their new drilling techniques. Now, the regulators have issued what they tout as the country's toughest energy drilling regulations, requiring rigs to be at least 500 feet away from occupied buildings and take other steps to limit pollution. (FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE SEE LINK BELOW)