One of the most significant innovations in U.S. energy policy, hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") has led to one of the biggest booms in natural gas production. However, its rapid expansion has created intense political conflicts about whether and how to regulate the industry.

Dr. Chris Weible, professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs, will discuss the flurry of laws passed by the Colorado state legislature from 2007 to 2020. He will explore the distributional patterns of these policy changes and explain the emergence of policy adoptions as Colorado wrestled with adapting its governance strategies to the state's changing energy landscape.