Western Colorado oil industry stakeholders are suing the Centennial State, in a bid that they say serves to protect energy security and job interests in the region.

Specifically, the West Slope Oil & Gas Association — a branch of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association umbrella group — recently filed a complaint against the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission’s newly adopted Midstream Oil and Gas Rule.

The lawsuit was submitted on March 21 but only made public in a press release last week, just days after President Trump issued an executive order that sought to protect “American energy from state overreach.”

The complaint, filed in Denver County’s District Court, cites grave economic damage, infeasible implementation requirements and harm........

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