Court limits Broomfield’s oil drilling public health order

BROOMFIELD — Broomfield city and county officials had planned to vote tonight as the county board of health to prohibit Extraction Oil and Gas from drilling in the community during the coronavirus stay-at-home order, but a district court has said otherwise.

The court ruled that the city had no evidence to support such an order, according to a report in the Denver Post. 

The health board will still meet tonight but will now consider next steps since its original plan can no longer be implemented.

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Ken Amundson

Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.