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LA County Board of Supervisors Votes To Halt All New Oil, Gas Drilling

September 16, 2021 3:55 pmSeptember 16, 2021 3:33 pm

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously 5-0 on Wednesday on a motion that prohibits all new oil wells and drilling operations in unincorporated parts of the county, as well as starts to look into closing some of...

New Amendments To Oil, Gas Well Bill Bring Controversy Before Assembly Vote

August 26, 2020 2:48 pm

With only days away from an Assembly floor vote, a bill designed to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells has had controversial new amendments added to it, with some claiming that oil and gas operators themselves won’t need to...

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...