From the Associated Press (Judith Kohler) via ABCNews.com:
Drilling boomed in western Colorado, home to some of the country’s largest deer and elk herds, greater sage grouse and cutthroat trout — and a tourism and hunting industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Ritter courted hunters and anglers when he ran for governor in 2006. He responded to concerns about the impacts of development by backing legislation that revamped the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Now, more members on the regulatory body must come from outside the industry, addressing criticism that the panel was stacked in the industry’s favor.
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