DCP Midstream LP’s chief executive lauded Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ ability to forge agreement among the energy industry and environmental groups, saying it “ensured political and regulatory certainty” in the state “for years to come.”

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CEO Wouter van Kempen of Denver-based DCP referred to a recent report from the governor in which he noted that both industry and environmental groups committed to him “a willingness to let Senate Bill (SB) 181, the landmark oil and gas legislation enacted in 2019, work through the regulatory process.” Both groups, Polis wrote in a July Colorado Politics article, “have committed to withdraw current ballot measures filed for 2020 and have expressed a willingness to work together to prevent future ballot measures through...