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November 6, 2018

Coloradans to Vote on Divisive Oil and Gas Ballot Measures
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In more election news, Colorado voters will decide on a ballot measure
that could restrict where new oil and gas wells can be located.
Proposition 112 would bar drilling sites closer than about a half-mile
from buildings and "vulnerable areas" like parks and waterways. Another
Colorado measure backed by the fossil fuel industry, Amendment 74, would
make it easier for property owners to sue for compensation if their
property values are diminished by government regulation. Critics say
Amendment 74 would force taxpayers to pay companies not to frack for oil
and gas.


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