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Colorado’s 2,500-Foot Oil & Gas Setback Ballot Initiative in Signature-Gathering Mode

Will they gather enough signatures this time around? The 2018 Colorado ballot initiative that would change state law to require 2,500-foot setbacks from occupied structures, playgrounds and water sources for new oil and gas development projects is in the signature gathering phase. It is Initiative #97. The groups behind the newest setback initiative have just 68 more days to collect