Long Beach, state commission sued by environmental group over oil drilling plans
A civil complaint argues that the city failed to conduct a review of the plan's potential environmental and public health impacts.
Source: presstelegram.com
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A civil complaint argues that the city failed to conduct a review of the plan's potential environmental and public health impacts.
Though the city has already put aside $43 million to pay the costs associated with closing down oil wells, it would still have to raise another $38 million to meet the lowest estimate for abandonment costs in 2035, the year city officials have said for the last few months that they plan to end oil production.