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"By passing rules aimed at reducing toxic emissions from oil and gas facilities, Colorado officials are trying to allow an energy boom while also protecting health and the environment," Finley writes. "They needed to act because Front Range air already fails to meet federal health standards. The oil-and-gas industry is a growing source of volatile organic compounds that lead to the formation of ozone." Last year four Colorado towns voted to ban fracking.
"Colorado is proving once again that collaboration and compromise help solve important issues facing our state," Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said in a statement. He said the new rules "will ensure Colorado has the cleanest and safest oil and gas industry in the country and help preserve jobs. All Coloradans deserve a healthy economy and a healthy environment, and we're working to ensure that Colorado continues to have both." (Read more)
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