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Colorado lawmakers reject proposal halting new oil, gas drilling by end of decade

Legislation proposed as way to move away from fossil fuels, tackle problem of “orphan wells”

Colorado lawmakers have killed a bill that would have phased out oil and gas drilling in the state. The bill would have also required former owners of so-called orphan wells to help clean up the sites.
Colorado lawmakers have killed a bill that would have phased out oil and gas drilling in the state. The bill would have also required former owners of so-called orphan wells to help clean up the sites.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12: Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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Legislation that would have phased out new oil and gas drilling in Colorado and could have put former owners on the hook for cleaning up depleted wells was defeated late Thursday night after a nine-hour committee hearing.
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