Current Events
June 27, 2024
Law limiting new oil wells in California set to take effect after industry withdraws referendum
May 17, 2024
March 12, 2024
California Bill Would Clamp Down on Dangerous Idle Oil, Gas Wells
January 16, 2024
Notice of Exemption, Air Products Ordinance – Posted January 25, 2024
December 5, 2023
Idle Oil Wells Are A Problem For Health And Climate. Who Should Pay For Cleaning Them Up?
July 18, 2023
California will cap hundreds of orphaned oil wells, some long suspected of causing illness
California Air Resources Board Study of Neighborhood Air near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS) Program
Inglewood Oil Field (IOF) Communities
Los Angeles City Council votes to ban oil and gas drilling
November 1, 2022
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UCLA Selected to Conduct the Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study
Additional information on the Health Study and the upcoming research is available at http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/healthresearch/
L.A. county board approves ordinance to phase out oil wells
Additional information is available at https://planning.lacounty.gov/oilwell
California moves to become first in nation to ban natural gas furnaces and heaters by 2030
Planners back a ban on new oil and gas wells in unincorporated Los Angeles County
As 7th Anniversary of Torrance Refinery Explosion Approaches, Hahn Renews Effort to Ban MHF
Los Angeles moves to end oil drilling in the city
Newsom Backs Plan To Ban New Oil And Gas Wells By 2023
Newsom Proposes 3,200-Foot Buffer Between Oil Drilling, Communities
LA County Department of Regional Planning is updating the Oil Well Ordinance
LA County Board of Supervisors approves Motion for Developing an Oil Well Cleanup Pilot Program
August 2, 2021
LA County Board of Supervisors Votes to Halt Gas Storage Expansion at Aliso Canyon
California Health and Safety Rules for Oil and Gas Drilling Delayed Again
June 21, 2021
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Public Health Announces New Study to Assess Oil Related Health Impacts in Inglewood Oil Field Communities
May 25, 2021
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Washington Post: DHS to issue first cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial hack