Colorado Lawmakers Consider Drilling Fees

DENVER (AP) — Democratic efforts to put new limits on oil and gas drillers are continuing.

A House committee hears two of them Thursday, including a bill to allow local governments to charge for drill-site inspections.

Another bill would commission a study of whether Front Range drilling operations can harm human health.

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