Most Voters in Eight Western States Support Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands: Poll

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Most Voters in Eight Western States Support Conservation Over Oil and Gas Drilling on Public Lands: Poll

In the newest edition of Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll, nearly three-quarters — 72 percent — of respondents from eight states said they supported boosting outdoor recreation and the protection of water, clean air and wildlife habitat by their congressional representatives over maximizing oil and gas drilling on public lands. The 14th annual survey by the Rockies Project showed that 67 percent of voters in eight Mountain West s…