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Colorado drilling fine hike nears final approval

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DENVER (AP) — A bill to increase fines on the oil and gas industry is nearing final approval in the Colorado Legislature.

The state Senate gave preliminary approval Tuesday evening to the bill to hike maximum fines from $1,000 a day to $15,000 a day for companies that violate Colorado regulations.

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