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Final Decision Nears on Oil Company’s Request to Dump Toxic Wastewater in Los Padres Aquifer
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Loophole Allows Ventura County Oil Companies to Avoid Compliance, Cleanup Costs
County regulators delay a fix ordered by supervisors 18 months ago.
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ForestWatch Urges Ventura County Residents to Vote “YES” on Measures A&B
Voters will decide whether to uphold County’s decision to tighten oil regulations.
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Santa Barbara County Denies ExxonMobil Oil-Trucking Plan
Proposal would have added up to 78 tankers per day through national forest.
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Ventura County Takes Steps Toward Limiting Oil Production Near National Forest
Landmark decision charts a course for a clean energy future.
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Groups Appeal Extension of Drilling Permit in Sespe Oil Field
Permit extension the first in more than 25 years.
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Good News! Derelict Oil Tanks Removed From Carrizo Plain National Monument
Abandoned tanks finally removed from the Caliente Mountains.
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Deb Haaland Makes History as First Native American Cabinet Member
Secretary Haaland to oversee public lands including Carrizo Plain National Monument.
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After Disinformation Campaign, Ventura County Forced to Send Oil and Gas Regulations to Ballot
Deceitful industry tactics risk new common-sense regulations.
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Biden Administration Pauses Federal Fossil Fuel Leasing and Commits to Land Protection
Executive Orders Protect Public Lands Including Los Padres, Carrizo Plain
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