Fight Over Drilling SW Colo. Mountains in Court

By JUDITH KOHLER Associated Press WriterDENVER December 31, 2009 (AP)

Industry officials note that there are already several wells in the area. Environmentalists, though, say most of the drilling has been on the western flank of the mountains and beyond. They say the HD Mountains are one of the last pockets of undisturbed backcountry in western Colorado.

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