Colorado Supreme Court rules municipalities don't have authority to ban fracking

May 5, 2016

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled the week that municipalities cannot ban hydraulic fracking, putting an end to a lengthy legal battle about the practice in the state.

On May 2, the state Supreme Court upheld lower court rulings by determining that provisions taken by Fort Collins and Longmont attempting to put a stop to fracking in the cities were invalid and unenforceable.

“I think it is good for the economy,” Leanne D. Wheeler, a U.S. Air Force veteran and the volunteer chair for Colorado Vets4Energy, told TI News. “Oil and gas is a growth sector here in Colorado and with the number of transitioning military that we see here now — we transition monthly between 850 and 1,300 service members — many of those folks have core training that translates to the oil and gas industry.”
The oil and gas industry presents great employment opportunities for veterans, Wheeler said. 

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