Fracking
July, 2021
April, 2021
- Newsom orders end to fracking in California by 2024, work toward phasing out all in-state oil production by 2045
- Newsom Announces Plans to Ban Fracking, Phase Out Oil Extraction in California
- California takes steps to ban fracking by 2024 and will halt oil extraction by 2045
- Newsom orders end to fracking in California by 2024, work toward phasing out all in-state oil production by 2045
- Gov. Newsom aims to phase out fracking; will halt issuance of permits by 2024
- Newsom to announce ban on new fracking projects
- 'Just transition' advocates revisit anti-oil campaign after key defeat in Sacramento
- California is greenlighting oil wells linked to groundwater pollution
February, 2021
- Center for Biological Diversity sues Cali over oil, gas drilling
- Gavin Newsom Sued for 'Completely Unacceptable' Approval of Oil and Gas Projects in California
- Lawsuit Filed Against California, CalGEM Over Fracking Environmental Reviews
- New bill seeks to ban fracking in California
- State lawmakers debut bill to ban oilfield techniques common in Kern
- New Bill Seeks to Ban Fracking in California
- Democratic State Lawmakers Propose Fracking Ban in California
- Calif. Senators Propose Banning Fracking In State By 2027
- California Lawmakers Move to Ban Fracking in Golden State
- CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice
- California lawmaker proposes ban on fracking by 2027
- Senator Leyva Introduces Legislation to Protect California Communities and Residents from Pollutants
- Kern’s Planning Commission recommends approval of changes
- Kern Residents Plead With Elected Officials To Stop The Expansion Of Oil And Gas In Rural Communities
- California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.
- The Kern County Planning Commission Votes In Favor Of Gas and Oil Ordinance Despite Public Outcry
- California Governor Gavin Newsom, Despite Pledge, Signed 1,709 Oil and Gas Production Permits
January, 2021
- Environmentalists Demand Gavin Newsom Join Biden’s Halt of Oil and Gas Drilling
- Earthworks report reveals California fails to safely manage toxic oil and gas waste (that’s also radioactive)
- Millions of Americans, Hundreds of Groups Support Halting Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands, Oceans
- Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
- Two Years Later, Newsom Has Failed on Climate
- California’s New Year’s gift: More fracking permits, delayed safety regulations
December, 2020
September, 2020
- California Attorney General ‘Slams’ Trump Administration Plan to Sell Seven Oil and Gas Leases in Kern County
- Thousands Oppose First Federal Oil Lease Sale in California in Eight Years, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
- Newsom’s Climate Order Snubs Environmental Justice Advocates and Protects Big Oil
- ‘Not the Time for Small Ball’: Climate Leaders Tout Ways to Lead California Through Crises
- Wiener says he’ll move to ban fracking in California, following Newsom’s lead
- County prepares final version of critical oil and gas review
- Power Up: California may be burning. But it's also still drilling for oil
- State senator’s vote on safety zones from oil drilling was wrong and poorly explained
September, 2019
June, 2019
May, 2019
- Fracking: Inside a BLM report, Environmental Impacts, And The Public's Response
- BLM stifles comments on fracking plan
- Public Hearing on Fracking in Valley Not Recorded - 'I Feel Like The Process Is Rigged'
- 1 Million acres of California public land could be leased for drilling
- Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California
- Public Hearings on Fracking in Central California Begin
- Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California
- Letter to the Editor: We don't need any more drilling
- Overnight Energy: Trump moves forward with rule on California drilling | House panel advances bill that resumes participation in Paris climate fund | Perry pressed on 'environmental justice' | 2020 Dem proposes climate corps
- Keep Fracking off public lands!
- Trump California Fracking Plan Targets Over 1 Million Acres
- Environmental groups take their digs at fracking plan
April, 2019
- California Gov. Newsom facing new pressure from environmental groups to block drilling, fracking
- Will Newsom end oil drilling in California? Many environmentalists are betting yes
- Trump plan for fracking 1 million acres in California bad for Yosemite, opponents say
- Trump plan for fracking 1 million acres in California bad for Yosemite, opponents say
- Trump Administration Plans To Open 1 Million Acres In California To Oil Drilling
- Trump Releases Plan to Reopen California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking Proposal Targets More Than 1 Million Acres for Oil Leases
- Activists Urging California Governor Newsom to Restrict Oil Drilling and Fracking
- Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Production Passes First Committee
- Both Sides of California Fracking Debate Await Newsom's Next Move
- Trump Administration Releases Plan to Open California to Oil Drilling
- Fracking Yosemite: Administration Unveils Plan for More than 1.6 Million Acres, Including Near National Parks
- Activists want California to ban fracking. What does Gov. Newsom want?
January, 2019
December, 2018
September, 2018
August, 2018
October, 2017
April, 2016
February, 2016
January, 2016
December, 2015
November, 2015
October, 2015
July, 2015
- New video series uses humor to call for California to ban fracking
- Brown Convenes Panel To Review Study on Health Effects of Fracking
- California communities mount protests against fracking, oil drilling
- Fracking Waste Left In Open Unlined Pits Threatens California Drinking Water, New Study Analyzes California Fracking
June, 2015
March, 2015
February, 2015
November, 2014
- Hazards of Open Pits for Storing Wastewater From Fracking Is Focus of New Study
- Frackers are terrorizing school kids in California
- Fracking the Poor
- Thousands Of California Kids Attend School Near Fracking — And Most Of Them Are Minorities
- Waste Water from Oil Fracking Injected into Clean Aquifers
- Lawsuit takes aim at Kern County oil drilling permits
- Lawsuit demands environmental review for Kern County oil drilling permits