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Sierra Club: CalGEM Initiates Rulemaking on Fracking Ban in California

Seeking public comment….we don’t have the climate or water for fracking! CalGEM Initiates Rulemaking on Fracking Ban in California By Lauren Cullum   The California Geologic Energy Management Division (“CalGEM”), the state’s oil and gas agency, has initiated a public comment period for a draft regulation that would ban all new permits for hydraulic fracturing (also known …

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California Issues First New Fracking Permits Since July

Fracking in California gets green light after 9-month pause; Aera Energy receives permits Janet Wilson, Palm Springs Desert Sun Published 5:36 p.m. PT April 3, 2020 | Updated 8:27 p.m. PT April 3, 2020 California still has 282 fracking permits awaiting review. By Adam Beam • Published April 3, 2020 • Updated on April 4, …

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Groups Warn Against Trump Effort to Unleash ‘Fracking Frenzy’ by Unlocking Million+ Acres of Public Land for Drilling

“Trump’s plan would unleash a fracking frenzy that puts California’s people and wildlife in harm’s way,” said Lakewood. “This administration is dead set on letting oil and gas companies dig up every last drop of dirty fuel. Californians don’t want fracking on our beautiful public lands any more than President Trump wants fracking on the …

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‘Triumph for Our Climate’: Judge Blocks Fracking on 300,000 Acres of Public Land

“It calls into question the legality of the Trump administration’s entire oil and gas program,” Nichols told the Washington Post. “This forces them to pull their head out of the sand and look at the bigger picture.” ‘Triumph for Our Climate’: Judge Blocks Fracking on 300,000 Acres of Public Land “With the science mounting that …

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Big Oil v the planet is the fight of our lives. Democrats must choose a side

“Despite scientists warning that fracked natural gas threatens to worsen climate change, oil and gas operatives in the state promoted cartoonishly dishonest claims that burning fossil fuel “is cleaning our air and improving health”. As Colorado’s local media effectively erased the term “climate change” from its election coverage, the industry managed to defeat the measure …

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U.S. judge bars Trump administration from OKing fracking off California coast

U.S. judge bars Trump administration from OKing fracking off California coast Bob Egelko A federal judge barred the Trump administration Friday from approving oil companies’ requests to use the high-pressure drilling technique known as fracking in offshore wells along the Southern California coast until a review of the possible effects on endangered species and state …

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