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Wilderness proposal includes Colorado drilling battleground
October 6, 2009
By: Judith Kohler
DENVER — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's new wilderness proposal includes about 40,000 acres on top of western Colorado's Roan Plateau, much of which has been leased for oil and gas development.
Bill would put Roan lease areas in wilderness
October 5, 2009
By: Dennis Webb
Draft legislation by a Denver congresswoman for new Colorado wilderness areas could trigger debate about whether wilderness and drilling can exist side by side on the Roan Plateau near Rifle.
Abortion latest snag in health reform
October 2, 2009
By: Michael Riley
WASHINGTON — Abortion emerged this week as the latest incendiary in the minefield of health care reform, sending negotiators scurrying to find an elusive patch of middle ground to save overhaul legislation.
Gas Execs Call for Disclosure of Chemicals Used in Hydraulic Fracturing
October 2, 2009
By: Abrahm Lustgarten
Spills, Looming Regulations Spur Natural Gas Industry Toward Disclosure
October 1, 2009
By: Katie Howell, Greenwire
Positions On Abortion In Overhaul Measure Begin To Harden
October 1, 2009
By: Kasie Hunt and Billy House
Colorado lawmakers are witness to health care disparity
September 22, 2009
By: Burt Hubbard
More than one of every five residents in Rep. Diana DeGette's 1st Congressional District in Denver lacks health insurance.
Colorado lawmakers are witness to health care disparity
September 22, 2009
Abortion-rights forces vexed by health care debate
September 21, 2009
By:David Crary
NEW YORK — For some abortion-rights activists, the debate over health care reform has been frustrating, even disheartening, as they see their political allies on the defensive and their anti-abortion rivals on the attack.
DeGette targets insurance companies
September 21, 2009
By: Peter Marcus
Congresswoman Diana DeGette has introduced legislation that would repeal an antitrust exemption for health and medical malpractice insurance companies.
DeGette targets insurance companies
September 21, 2009
Lead the way, Mr. President
September 9, 2009
By: The Denver Post
After a long August recess consumed by sound and fury over health care reform, President Obama needs to move the debate forward in meaningful ways tonight in his prime-time address to Congress and the nation.