Colorado congressman pushes to lift restrictions on public land for drilling

Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) wants the government to lift restrictions on oil and gas production that would free up millions of acres of federal land, much of it in his Colorado district, for drilling and other energy-related initiatives.

The move, consistent with the Trump administration‘s push to increase domestic energy production, would reverse years of efforts to protect the land. It also widely ignores complaints from the public and environmentalists.