Tuesday, August 2, 2022

All new federal oil and gas drilling to be halted in California

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a federal moratorium on new oil and gas drilling in central California Monday that will remain in effect until the Bureau conducts a supplemental environmental review of a Trump-era plan to make more than one million acres of land available for drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Until the Bureau conducts a supplemental environmental review of the project, new oil and gas leases will not be granted in central California under the terms of the settlement.

  • The decision comes as the state is on a path to phase out oil extraction by no later than 2045, a goal announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/bonta-announces-federal-halt-all-new-oil-and-gas-drilling-california 

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