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Los Angeles County Bans New Oil Wells and Will Phase Out Existing Oil Production

Jan 30, 2023
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new ordinance to ban new oil and gas drilling in unincorporated areas and will implement a plan to phase out existing operations over 20 years.

The ordinance bans new oil drilling and declares existing oil drilling a nonconforming land use in unincorporated areas of the county. The ordinance …

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