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Environmental groups filed three statewide ballot proposals Thursday in response to ballot measures by the oil and gas industry and its supporters that have been assailed as attempts to undermine goals on clean energy and addressing climate change.
Four years after an overhaul of Colorado's oil and gas rules, temperatures are on the rise with a draft bill that would phase out new permits for wells and ballot proposals that could restrict efforts to boost renewable energy.
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Growing concerns about climate change and Colorado's failure to meet federal air quality standards along the Front Range back a proposal to halt new oil and gas permits by the end of 2029.