Op-Ed: Where are drilling protections for California residents? Michael Freeman and Colin O Brien © (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) The Phillips 66 refinery in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Wilmington. While California has been working new regulations, Gov. Gavin Newsom s administration approved over 3,000 new oil and gas permits, nearly 300 of which were for wells within 2,500 feet of a home, a school or a place where people receive healthcare. (Los Angeles Times)
California is one of the leading oil producers in the country, yet its residents don’t have a basic safeguard from industry hazards: buffer zones to protect people from oil and gas extraction near homes and schools. A new wave of scientific research has documented the health problems for people living near drilling operations, making this issue even more urgent.
Op-Ed: Where are drilling protections for California residents?
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California Oil, Gas Drilling Hits Historic Lows in 2020
New oil and natural gas drilling hit historic lows in California last year while a renewed emphasis on abandoned wells turned up a record high number of permanently sealed wells, the state Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) reported Wednesday.
The severe downturn in permitting and new drilling can be seen as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, “but global commodity prices, our state’s economy and local judicial decisions in Kern County have all contributed to the decline,” said CalGEM spokesperson Don Drysdale.
Production data for the last two years showed in-state production met only about 32% of demand, according to the California Independent Petroleum Association (CIPA).