The city of Longmont and environmental groups have appealed a Boulder district judge’s ruling overturning the city’s voter-approved ban on fracking, moving the issue to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Longmont’s voters approved the ban in November 2012. It was the first city to have a voter-approved ban on fracking, and the outcome of the case is being closely watched by people involved in Colorado’s oil and gas industry as well as residents, local officials and environmental organizations…
The city of Longmont and environmental groups have appealed a Boulder district judge’s ruling overturning the city’s voter-approved ban on fracking, moving the issue to the Colorado Court of Appeals.
Longmont’s voters approved the ban in November 2012. It was the first city to have a voter-approved ban on fracking, and the outcome of the case is being closely watched by people involved in Colorado’s oil and gas industry as well as residents, local officials and environmental organizations…