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Oil companies are firing back after the LA city council voted unanimously to ban new oil and gas drilling as well as agreeing to phase out existing wells over the next 20 years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An oil company sued the city of Los Angeles Tuesday over its recent law to ban the drilling of new oil and gas wells and to phase out existing ones within city limits over the next two decades.
Warren Resources on Tuesday sued the city of L.A. over its oil drilling ban, saying it will result in the company's "complete shutdown." Four other oil entities also sued.
A company dedicated to extracting oil in the Los Angeles area filed a lawsuit against the city’s new law banning the drilling of new oil and gas wells.
The vote Friday will ban drilling of new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones over the next 20 years.