By Nick Cahill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday issued a sweeping ban of new fracking permits, claiming the popular oil extraction method contradicts the state’s future climate change goals and must be phased out.
Answering the calls of environmental groups that have been demanding a ban on the process formally known as hydraulic fracturing for over a decade, Newsom resorted to executive action after lawmakers rejected a proposal to ban the practice last week. The order directs regulators to stop issuing new fracking permits by 2024 and prep for the complete demise of oil extraction activities by 2045.
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California to Phase Out Oil and Gas Drilling By 2045, Ban Fracking in 3 Years
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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday directed his administration to take steps to phase out oil and gas drilling in one of the nation s top oil-producing states by 2045 and to ban new fracking permits within three years.
Newsom has been under pressure from environmental activists and progressive politicians who say extraction of oil and gas is at odds with California s goals of moving away from fossil fuels and fighting climate change.
California Oil Production Declines I ve made it clear I don t see a role for fracking in that future and, similarly, believe that California needs to move beyond oil, Newsom said in a statement.
Caitlyn Jenner joins Republican fray seeking to unseat California governor
Reuters | Apr 24, 2021 12:15 AM EDT
91st Academy Awards – Vanity Fair – Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo)
Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic gold medal winner and transgender activist, on Friday added her celebrity status to a growing band of Republicans seeking to unseat California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose business-disrupting pandemic response has fueled a recall drive.
Jenner, 71, said the Democratic governor s over-restrictive lockdown has devastated small business and deprived children of in-class schooling.
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Like Us on Facebook Californians want better and deserve better from their government, Jenner said in a statement posted on social media.