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U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear California Offshore Fracking Ban Case

June 5, 2023 9:09 pmJune 5, 2023 9:09 pm

A nearly decade-long battle over offshore fracking in federal waters off the shore of California ended on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that reaffirmed the...

Fracking Ban Bill Fails in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee

April 14, 2021 2:55 pmApril 16, 2021 7:34 am

A bill that would have banned fracking in California by 2027 and prohibited all oil and gas wells from being operated nearby homes, schools, and other populated areas failed in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on Tuesday by...

New Bill Would Ban Fracking In California By 2027

February 17, 2021 3:15 pmFebruary 17, 2021 7:34 pm

A new bill that would halt all hydraulic fracturing resource extraction, also known as fracking, by 2027, was introduced in the Senate Wednesday. Under Senate Bill 467, authored by Senators Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and Monique Limon (D-Santa Barbara), new...