Federal Agency Says Group Lacks Standing To Challenge Colorado Drilling Permits

( September 23, 2025, 3:53 PM EDT) -- DENVER — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has filed a reply brief in Colorado federal court arguing that the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) lacks standing to challenge the BLM’s decisions that approved applications for permits to drill (APD) concerning oil and gas development in northeastern Colorado from what are called “Fee/Fee/Fed” wells....