Amid years of economic boom powered by oil and gas drilling, Colorado has been wrestling with questions over fracking during the last few years, with local governments enacting bans and legal cases underway in several areas.
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Industrial land available for development in Parachute. The current rise of hydraulic fracking in natural gas retrieval has given a cautious hope to the town’s inhabitants, amid increasing grassroots effort to implement a ban. Urquhart / Reuters -
Anti-fracking proponents have claimed that Colorado homeowners are not even allowed to stop oil and gas companies from drilling on their own property, despite being only a few hundred feet from their home or school. Jim Urquhart / Reuters -
The boom town of Parachute, Colorado, is getting a second chance from hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. Jim Urquhart / Reuters -
A natural gas well platform owned by Encana south of Parachute in Colorado. Jim Urquhart / Reuters -
Shops and a rest stop greet travelers in Parachute, Colorado. The current rise of hydraulic fracking in natural gas retrieval has given a cautious hope to the town’s inhabitants amidst rising opposition to fracking. Jim Urquhart / Reuters
Questions cracking Colorado’s oil and gas boom — in pictures
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