The New York Times' Jack Healy reports about how Longmont, Colorado, and several other local governments that passed bans on fracking for natural gas are being sued: "state officials, energy companies and industry groups are taking Longmont and other municipalities to court, forcing local governments into what critics say are expensive, long-shot efforts to defend the measures." The bans in Longmont, Lafayette and in Fort Collins, Colorado, were overturned in court. Lafayette City Council even voted against appealing a legal judgment against its restriction on oil and gas development out of concern with the legal costs.
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