Groups Question Oil Industry Influence Over CALGEM As Newsom Well Regulator Approves Midnight Permits & Fails To Require Well Bonding
August 06, 2024
August 06, 2024
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 -- Consumer Watchdog issued the following news release:
Oil regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits in the second quarter of 2024, about half of which were potentially illegally issued within the community setback zone, up from zero new drills approved in the same quarter last year, according to Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance. In addition, the pace of plugging wells slowed by a quarter over the same period last year, t . . .
Oil regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits in the second quarter of 2024, about half of which were potentially illegally issued within the community setback zone, up from zero new drills approved in the same quarter last year, according to Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance. In addition, the pace of plugging wells slowed by a quarter over the same period last year, t . . .