Kern County oil industry – California Globe

Ringside: The Crossroads of Kern County

May 24, 2024 2:45 amMay 24, 2024 2:46 am

With chronic uncertainty over water allocations for farm irrigation, and relentless and escalating regulatory assaults on its oil industry, the biggest economic sectors of Kern County are threatened. The irony is thick. Food and fuel are the prerequisites for civilization...

Kern County Board of Supervisors Passes Revised Oil Well Drilling Plan

March 10, 2021 7:04 pm

On Monday, the Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to revise a county ordinance that streamlines environmental impact reports to approve up to 2, 700 new wells a year for the next 15 years. The movement to to create...