Oil Drilling Suspended on Federal Lands in California

Settlement is the latest development in a dispute that began in 2014 with the Obama administration’s plan to lease the land for oil development.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a federal moratorium on new oil drilling and fracking leases on public lands in Central California. The settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management prohibits new oil and gas leasing while the Bureau conducts a supplemental environmental review. The settlement is subject to …