Don't frack so close to me: Colorado voters will weigh in on drilling distances from homes and schools
- Written by Tara Opsal, Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
In Colorado, fracking often occurs right next to where people live.Tara O'Conner Shelley, CC BY-NC-SA
Coloradans will vote on a ballot initiative in November that requires new oil and gas projects to be set back at least 2,500 feet from occupied buildings. If approved, the measure – known as both Initiative 97 and Proposition 112 –...