Conservative group’s ‘right to natural gas’ initiative makes Colorado’s 2026 ballot

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 534

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Amid a historic drought, record heat and a deadly wildfire season, Coloradans will be asked by a right-wing “dark money” group this year to enshrine a “right” to a major source of climate pollution in the state constitution.

Backers of Initiative 177, led by the group Advance Colorado, submitted enough petition signatures to qualify for the November ballot, the Colorado secretary of state’s office said Thursday. Sponsors submitted 189,508 total signatures, 146,165 of which were …

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