Articles about Los Angeles
Culver City is Phasing Out and Cleaning up Oil Wells — And That’s a Big Deal, Nicole Levin, Sierra Club, June 30, 2021
An Oil and Gas Setback in Los Angeles Would Not Create Billions in Liability, Ben Harris, June 2019
Culver City Takes Historic Steps to End Neighborhood Oil Drilling, Sierra Club Press Release, August 14, 2020
How to shut down urban oil drilling? This city has an unusual idea, LA Times, Sammy Roth, June 11, 2020
Culver City Releases Study that Supports its Authority to Phase Out Neighborhood Oil Drilling, Sierra Club Press Release May 29, 2020
State orders permanent shutdown of oil drilling site near USC LA Times, Emily Alpert Reyes, March 6, 2020
Deserted oil wells haunt Los Angeles with toxic fumes and enormous cleanup costs LA Times, Mark Olalde & Ryan Menezes, March 6, 2020
Capitol Voice: No Drilling Where We’re Living, Sierra Club, February 2020
The toxic legacy of old oil wells: California’s multibillion-dollar problem, LA Times and Center for Public Integrity, Mark Olalde & Ryan Menezes, February 6, 2020
Cleanup of orphaned oil wells could cost California $500 million, new report says, LA Times Ryan Menezes, January 24, 2020
An Oil and Gas Setback in Los Angeles Would Not Create Billions in Liability, Legal Planet, Benjamin Harris, December 2019
Activists Deliver Thousands of Petitions Calling for Stronger Safeguards for Los Angeles County Urban Oil Field, Sierra Club Press Release, November 21, 2019
Sierra Club Launched Canvass Program with 4 New Staff, Sierra Club Monica Embrey, October 16, 2019
Inglewood Oil Field is Killing Us, Sierra Club, Nicole Levin, July 31 2019
Phase Our Oil Drilling in Inglewood Oil Field, Sierra Club, David Haake, May 24, 2019
In Culver City, People Power Scores a Victory Over Big Oil, Sierra Club Monica Embrey, June 28, 2018
Articles about California
Oil bankruptcies leave environmental cleanup bills to California taxpayers, Desert Sun, June 25, 2021
A Wake Up Call, Sierra Club Blog by Mike Brune, August 27, 2020
New Amendments To Oil, Gas Well Bill Bring Controversy Before Assembly Vote, California Globe, Evan Symon, August 26, 2020
COMMUNITY VOICES: Be a climate champion, Bakersfield Californian OpEd by Riddhi S. Patel and Cesar Aguirre, Aug 23, 2020
An oil well right next to your house? The California Senate says that’s OK. Grist, Alexandria Herr, August 19, 2020
California Resources Corp., leading oil and gas producer, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Palm Springs Desert Sun, Janet Wilson & Mark Olalde, July 15, 2020
As Oil Giant Goes Bankrupt, California Governor Urged to Hold Industry Responsible for Well Cleanups, Sierra Club Press Release, July 16, 2020
Living near oil and gas wells may increase preterm birth risk, according to Stanford research, Standford News, Danielle Torrent Tucker, June 9, 2020
Oil and babies don’t mix: Wells linked to low birthweight, CalMatters by Rachel Becker, June 3, 2020
CalGEM public hearing held in Santa Maria allows locals to opine on proposed expansion of Cat Canyon oil production, Santa Maria Sun, Malea Martin, March 11, 2020
Court strikes down Kern County’s industry-friendly system for approving oil drilling, ASSOCIATED PRESS, Febryary 26, 2020
The toxic legacy of old oil wells: California’s multibillion-dollar problem, LA Times, Mark Olalde & Ryan Menezes, February 6, 2020
Cleanup of orphaned oil wells could cost California $500 million, new report says, LA Times, Ryan Menezes, January 24, 2020
New California fracking will be subject to scientific review, Gov. Gavin Newsom says, LA Times, Phil Willon, November 19, 2019
Why Is California Approving So Many New Oil Wells?, City Lab, Sarah Holder and David Montgomery, November 18, 2019
Commentary: Gov. Newsom, true environmental moves will prove seriousness of climate change, Desert Sun Op-Ed, Michael Brune, October 4, 2019
Gov. Newsom, it’s time to phase out oil and gas production in California, SLO mayor says, San Luis Obispo Tribune Op-Ed, Heidi Harmon, September 25, 2019
I’m 13 and joining the Global Climate Strike on Friday. Here’s why you should, too, Sacramento Bee Op-Ed, Supriya Patel, September 18, 2019
Gov. Gavin Newsom fires top official over fracking permits — but won’t ban the oil wells, LA Times, Phil Willon, July 12, 2019
Must Reads: Will Newsom end oil drilling in California? Many environmentalists are betting yes, LA Times, Phil Willon, April 23, 2019
California’s workforce development and climate goals must go hand-in-hand Sacramento Bee Op-Ed, Gloria Walton and David Huerta, June 24, 2019
It’s Time for California to Get Out of the Oil Business, Sierra Club Blog, Judith Lewis Mernit, March 1, 2019
Jerry Brown’s Last Challenge, Sierra Club Blog, Michael Brune, August 7, 2018
