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STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo.—The Routt County Board of Commissioners is considering new local regulations for the oil and gas industry.
A meeting Tuesday will discuss concerns that a drilling technique known as fracking could compromise groundwater quality. There also are concerns that diesel motors used at oil wells could create air pollution.
According to Steamboat Today ( ), county officials are reviewing as many as 19 possible additions to local regulations.
Oil companies say they have no intention of hurting the landscape.
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Information from: Steamboat Pilot & Today,
