Fracking

2nd Quarter Permits To Fix Oil Wells Skyrocket As Groups Urge Newsom To Mandate Plugging Old Leaky Wells To Protect Public Health

Los Angeles, CA — State approvals for permits to fix or deepen existing oil wells skyrocketed in the second quarter by 124% over the same time last year, Consumer...

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Oil Regulator’s Denial Of Aera Fracking Permits

Los Angeles, CA—The denial by the California Geologic Energy Management Division of 21 Aera Energy fracking permits is a win for public health and the environment, Consumer Watchdog said...

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Fracking Ban, Calls For More Steps As First Quarter 2021 Oil Permit Approvals Plunge

Los Angeles, CA — Governor Newson’s ban on fracking in 2024 is a step in the right direction, and with the number of permit approvals falling dramatically so far...

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Bill To Ban All Dangerous Forms Of Oil Extraction Including Hydraulic Fracturing

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today welcomed newly introduced state legislation—SB 467—to ban fracking and a host of other more commonly employed and dangerous techniques used to coax...

Newsom Administration Doubles New Oil And Gas Production Well Permits, Misses Deadline for Drilling Setback Rule

Los Angeles, CA — California oil regulators more than doubled the dispensing of permits in 2020 to drill new oil and gas production wells, issuing more than 1,700 in...

CA Joins Trump In Pushing Drilling Permits That Nobody Needs, As Oil Production Plummets

By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE November 20, 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/11/20/ca-joins-trump-pushing-drilling-permits-nobody-needs-oil-production-plummets/ A report just released by Consumer Watchdog and the Fractracker Alliance reveals that California permits to drill new oil production wells...

CA Permits To Drill New Oil And Gas Production Wells Rose 160%, While New Wells Actually Drilled Plummets To 60;

Los Angeles, CA — Oil companies received 160% more oil production drilling permits in the first nine months of 2020 over the year before, but the number of oil...

Newsom Administration Issues Six More Fracking Permits To Aera Energy Consumer Watchdog Says

Los Angeles, CA — The Newsom Administration issued six more fracking permits to Aera Energy late on Friday afternoon at a time of great risk to the environment and...

Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Challenge The Honesty Of California Oil Drilling Permits

By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE September 23, 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/09/23/consumer-watchdog-fractracker-challenge-honesty-california-oil-drilling-permits/ In a letter released today, two advocacy groups, Consumer Watchdog and the FracTracker Alliance, challenged the state’s Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe...

Two Advocacy Groups Challenge California Oil Regulator To Correct The Record On True Oil Drilling Permit Numbers

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog and the FracTracker Alliance challenged the state’s Oil and Gas Supervisor Uduak-Joe Ntuk “to be honest with the public about the data” on oil drilling in...

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