AB 345 – California Globe

Bill That Would Create Larger Buffers Between Oil and Gas Wells and Public Places Passes Assembly

January 29, 2020 2:29 pm

More than one year since it was introduced, Assembly Bill 345, which would establish a minimum setback distance between public facilities with children and oil and gas wells, was passed in the Assembly. AB 345 Under AB 345, authored by...

Governor Newsom Adds New Oil And Natural Gas Extraction Regulations

November 20, 2019 3:08 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom added new regulations on natural gas fracking and oil drilling Tuesday, while also calling for the closure of some facilities. New regulations As of Wednesday, gas companies engaging in fracking, the process where gas wells are drilled...

RECAP: AB 342, The Bill That Would Greatly Limit Oil And Gas Development In California

September 18, 2019 6:06 amSeptember 18, 2019 6:07 am

California has responded to Federal threats of increased oil and gas drilling by making it virtually impossible for any drilling to happen on or near protected lands by halting most pipeline leasing. What is it? Assembly Bill 342. Specifically...

Enviro Group with Cal Poly SLO Posts ‘Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet’

April 30, 2019 3:27 pmMay 1, 2019 6:04 am

An environmental group aligned with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo just published a map of the “Names and Locations of the Top 100 People Killing the Planet,” a serious violation of privacy and potentially threatening, particularly when reading through the...

Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Production In California Passes First Committee

April 23, 2019 7:45 amApril 25, 2019 8:00 am

A bill sponsored by a multitude of environmental justice groups, would cut the majority of oil and natural gas production in California. Coupled with environmental groups demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom ban new oil and gas drilling in California and completely...

Legislation Would End Oil and Gas Production In Most of California

April 22, 2019 9:49 amApril 23, 2019 7:46 am

The “Keep it In the Ground,” anti-oil and gas industry movement is going after the industry with more legislation disguised to address health and local control issues, despite that California already has the most environmentally regulated oil and gas production...