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Coloradans reject restrictions on drilling distances from homes and schools

  • Written by Stephanie Malin, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
Fracking was on the ballot in Colorado's midterm elections.AP Photo/David Zalubowski

Coloradans rejected a ballot initiative that would have required new oil and gas projects to be set back at least 2,500 feet from occupied buildings. The measure – known as Proposition 112 and supported by environmentalists – would have marked a major...

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