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Trails, Schools, and Conservation Lands to Be Opened for Oil Drilling, Fracking Across Central Coast

Proposal could open up over 200,000 acres of public land and mineral estate along Central Coast to drilling and fracking.

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Trump Administration Begins Process to Reopen 1.6 Million Acres in California to Oil Drilling and Fracking

The public has 30 days to comment on impacts of fracking in central California.

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ForestWatch and Rio School District Lead Students on Educational Field Trip

Elementary students from Oxnard experienced the Los Padres in a new way.

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Appeal Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon

Groups appeal judge’s decision allowing 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.

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Volunteers Clean Up Trash and Graffiti in Wheeler Gorge

70 volunteers helped remove graffiti and trash from the popular climbing area near Ojai.

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Forest Service Reopens Thomas Fire Area, Some Trails and Campgrounds Remain Closed

Trails on Santa Barbara city and county land remain closed, and caution is urged in some areas that have reopened.

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Judge Rules in Favor of Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon Case

Ruling will allow 19 new oil wells in the scenic and biologically-important canyon.

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Volunteers Remove 400 Pounds of Trash from Upper Sespe Watershed

The group spent morning cleaning up bullet casings, broken glass, and shot-up targets such as scuba tanks and street signs.

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Ventura County Supervisors Drop Bid to Eliminate Public Challenges to Oil Drilling Projects

Overwhelming public opposition forces Supervisors Foy and Long to retreat.

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Supervisors to Consider Eliminating Public’s Right to Challenge Oil Drilling Projects in Ventura County

Move by Supervisors Foy and Long would hand a free pass to the oil industry.

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