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Groups Challenge Federal Approvals for New California Oil and Gas Drilling

Mar 14, 2025
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Conservation groups and an asthma organization are suing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), challenging the government agency’s decision “to continue approving drilling permits for new oil and gas wells on public land” in the San Joaquin Valley.

The complaint, filed February 5, 2025, challenges the December 2024 approval of an additional 25 permit…

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