California Energy Journal

California Energy Journal

Offshore Oil

California Challenges Federal Offshore Fracking Review

Apr 11, 2026
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta formally opposed an expedited federal environmental review that could authorize offshore hydraulic fracturing at Platform Gilda in the Santa Barbara Channel.

The attorney general argued in a March 30, 2026 comment letter that the process violates federal law and longstanding court orders. “Curtailing procedural requi…

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