Pipeline law is nixed: South Dakota voters killed Referred Law 21, passed by the legislature in March, which would have superseded county and local rules about where a proposed carbon pipeline could be built. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader)
Denver rejects slaughterhouse ban: Voters overwhelmingly defeated Ordinance 309, which would have banned slaughterhouses in Denver and forced the shutdown of a lamb processor that employs 160 workers. (Colorado Sun)
CAFO ban is defeated: By a nearly 6-to-1 margin, voters in California’s Sonoma County defeated an effort to limit the size of livestock farms and phase out operations that exceeded the limits. (CBS News)
Big-cat hunting: A grassroots initiative to outlaw the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx in Colorado was defeated by a 10-point margin in statewide voting. (Colorado Newsline)