requires the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to protect wildlife and biological resources when permitting oil and gas operations. The COGCC recently proposed draft rules to address this requirement. While we appreciate the effort that has gone into generating these rules, we feel that they need to be strengthened to adequately protect Colorado’s wildlife and biological resources. The current rules do not cover all biological resources, address only a subset of vulnerable species and their habitats, compromise on the standards for even the species that are listed by...…requires the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to protect wildlife and biological resources when permitting oil and gas operations. The COGCC recently proposed draft rules to address this requirement. While we appreciate the effort that has gone into generating these rules, we feel that they need to be strengthened to adequately protect Colorado’s wildlife and biological resources. The current rules do not cover all biological resources, address only a subset of vulnerable species and their habitats, compromise on the standards for even the species that are listed by...WW…