Voter Initiatives to Limit Mineral Development in Western States Fail
by John W. Andrews Voters in several western states on November 6th defeated citizen-initiated ballot initiatives that would have heavily regulated mineral and energy development. The highest profile failed initiative was Colorado’s Proposition 112, which would have prohibited new oil and gas drilling within 2500 feet of any structure in the state, or within the […]
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Tagged: Ballot Measure 1, hardrock mining, I-186 initiative, Proposition 112, Stand for Salmon
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