1. Adams County doubles minimum required distance between homes and wells2. Industry warns of 'balkanization' of rules across the stateAdams County became Colorado's first local government to tighten its drilling rules under a new state law giving municipalities greater regulatory control over the oil and gas industry.County commissioners' action late Sept. 3 gives an initial glimpse of what cities, counties, and other local governments will do with the power granted by a law (S.B. 181) to enact requirements on the oil and gas industry that are stricter than existing state standards. Other local governments are reviewing their regulations.
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