Last April, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) said, “…it is our hope that the oil and gas wars that have enveloped our state are over,” but the conflict appears far from over as the same group behind Proposition 112 has filed six new ballot initiatives with the state, with five of those pushing for longer drilling setbacks. Proposition 112, which called for drilling setbacks from occupied structures and vulnerable areas to increase from 500 feet to 2,500 feet, failed at the ballot box 57% to 43% in November 2018. The victory for the state’s oil and gas industry was not without costs, though, as major companies such as Extraction Oil and Gas, Anadarko, Noble Energy and others spent a combined […]