Colorado’s highest court to examine Boulder County, Crestone suit ruling

BOULDER COUNTY — The Colorado Supreme Court will weigh in on Boulder County’s ongoing efforts to keep oil and gas drilling activity out of the county.

This week, the state’s highest court issued a writ of certiorari to review the Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in its 2018 lawsuit that sought to block Crestone Peak Resources’ application to drill new well pads in Erie.

That suit was rejected a year later by a district court judge, a decision that was upheld by the Court of Appeals.

Boulder County, which holds mineral rights at the site, argued that…