Oil and gas companies have pumped millions this campaign cycle into an effort to defeat a Colorado ballot measure that would increase new drilling setbacks by five-fold and cripple the future of the industry there. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The pro-industry group Protecting Colorado’s Environment, Economy and Energy Independence, received $7.9 million during August alone, according to data from the state’s secretary of state. The industry learned in late August that Initiative 97 had received enough valid signatures to secure a spot on the November ballot. If approved, drilling setbacks would increase from the current 500-foot setback to 2,500 from all occupied structures as well as vulnerable areas, including waterways and parks. It will appear on the ballot as Proposition 112. “Proposition 112 will […]