California Regulator Proposes to Officially Ban Fracking Permits

Draft regulation codifies current policy and follows more than 10 years of efforts to ban the practice in California.

California’s oil regulator released its plan to ban fracking in California. The Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) proposed an amendment to California oil and gas regulations that states that the regulator “will not approve applications for permits to conduct well stimulation treatments.” CalGEM’s draft regulation follows more than 10 years of…