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Tag: oil drilling

Los Angeles City Council Passes Motion That May Lead To New Oil, Gas Extraction Ban in City

January 27, 2022   3:26 pmJanuary 27, 2022   3:30 pm
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted in favor of a motion on Wednesday that would direct city attorneys to draft an ordinance to ban all new oil and gas extraction, as well as phase out all existing wells over...
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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...
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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...
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Most Oil And Gas Development On Federal And State Land Is Blocked Under New Law

October 17, 2019   2:22 pmOctober 17, 2019   2:30 pm
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 342 into law, making it illegal to have oil and gas pipeline leases on state owned land. AB 342 marks a halt in a recently enacted policy in Washington that allows drilling and...
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BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing

October 6, 2019   10:36 amOctober 7, 2019   1:10 pm
The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire California economy. The Trump administration Bureau of Land Management has finalized...
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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...
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