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California’s Top Oil Regulator Resigning Amid Battle Over Oil Permits

By Joshua Yeager, KVPR – Los Angeles, CA

January 25, 2023

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Uduak-Joe Ntuk has resigned after three years of leading the Geologic Energy Management Division. But what does the departure of the state’s top oil regulator mean exactly for California? KVPR’s Joshua Yeager explains what one watchdog group is looking for.