Associate Professor of Sociology, Colorado State University
Don’t Frack so Close to Me: Colorado Voters will Weigh in on Drilling Distances from Homes and Schools
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 – would mark a major change from their state’s current limits: 500 feet from homes and 1,000 feet from schools.
October 3, 2018