Colorado Group Drops Plans for Anti-Fracking Ballot Measure

Reuters

A Colorado environmental group dropped plans to place an anti-fracking measure on the state’s November ballot, citing the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s the second state initiative to be put off this year over virus worries. The group, Colorado Rising, had been exploring several ballot initiatives to place more stringent regulations on oil and gas drilling in Colorado, the fifth-largest U.S. oil-producing state.

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