Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced on Monday a tentative deal to halt a steadily escalating arms race surrounding ballot measures aimed at Colorado’s oil and gas industry — but only if legislators hoping to punish cities that ban fracking pull their proposed ballot initiatives at the same time.
The deal also calls for the state to seek a dismissal of its lawsuit against Longmont over the city’s oil and gas regulations that were approved in 2012.
Supporters of four…
Gov. John Hickenlooper and U.S. Rep. Jared Polis announced on Monday a tentative deal to halt a steadily escalating arms race surrounding ballot measures aimed at Colorado’s oil and gas industry — but only if legislators hoping to punish cities that ban fracking pull their proposed ballot initiatives at the same time.
The deal also calls for the state to seek a dismissal of its lawsuit against Longmont over the city’s oil and gas regulations that were approved in 2012.
Supporters of four…