{"id":3500,"date":"2012-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/uncategorized\/matthew-lepore-selected-as-cogcc-director-2\/"},"modified":"2012-08-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T00:00:00","slug":"matthew-lepore-selected-as-cogcc-director-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/matthew-lepore-selected-as-cogcc-director-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Matthew Lepore Selected as COGCC director"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DIRECTOR<\/p>\n

Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n

1313 Sherman Street, Room 718<\/p>\n

Denver, Colorado 80203<\/p>\n

Phone: (303) 866-3311<\/a><\/p>\n

Fax: (303) 866-2115<\/a><\/p>\n

dnr.state.co.us<\/a><\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/p>\n

August 2, 2012<\/p>\n

CONTACT<\/p>\n

Todd Hartman, 303-866-3311 x-8665, todd.hartman@state.co.us<\/p>\n

MATTHEW LEPORE TO LEAD<\/p>\n

COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION<\/p>\n

Denver lawyer and former Colorado Assistant Attorney General Matthew Lepore has been chosen as the new director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC).<\/p>\n

Lepore recently served as lead counsel for the Commission and represented the agency on numerous matters including environmental protection, permitting and regulatory enforcement. Lepore has also worked extensively for private firms and specialized in natural resource and environmental law in a legal career spanning nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n

\u0153We’re pleased to have Matt at the Commission’s helm as it balances responsible energy development and protecting the natural beauty of Colorado,\u009d said Governor John Hickenlooper. \u0153Matt is a longtime Coloradan whose love and appreciation of the outdoors and experience with legal and natural resource issues make him an ideal leader for the Commission. We expect Matt and the Commission to maintain the high standards that protect the environment and help Colorado’s economy to continue moving forward.\u009d<\/p>\n

\u0153Matt provided exceptional representation to the Commission through his role as Assistant Attorney General, and we expect him to build on that work in his new role overseeing the Commission staff and working with Commission members and stakeholders – including local governments, neighbors, citizens groups and the regulated industry,” said Mike King, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

\u0153I look forward to leading the Commission as we continue to bring together people of diverse views to ensure our energy resources are developed with the highest regard for the communities, landscapes and environments that we care for so deeply,\u009d Lepore said. \u0153Colorado is recognized as a national leader in working through the many challenges of energy development and we intend to continue serving as a model the country can follow.\u009d<\/p>\n

Lepore served as lead counsel to the Commission during an especially challenging period beginning in late 2009, as the agency implemented a comprehensive overhaul of state regulations designed to create stronger protections for land, water, wildlife and public health in areas affected by oil and gas development. Lepore will oversee a staff of 70 and work closely with the nine-member Commission that provides policy direction to the agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DIRECTOR Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street, Room 718 Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 866-3311 Fax: (303) 866-2115 dnr.state.co.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 2012 CONTACT Todd Hartman, 303-866-3311 x-8665, todd.hartman@state.co.us MATTHEW LEPORE TO LEAD COLORADO OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION Denver lawyer and former Colorado Assistant Attorney General Matthew Lepore has been chosen …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"anons"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coloradowildlife.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}