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Outgoing Administration Finalizes Environmental Regulatory Rollback

By on December 16, 2020 in Environmental Law, Logging & Vegetation Clearing, Los Padres National Forest, Mining, Oil Development, Pine Mountain, Public Lands

New changes to environmental regulations threaten public lands.

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Lawsuit Filed to Stop New Oil Well, Pipeline in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument

By on December 15, 2020 in Carrizo Plain, Oil Development

New well and pipeline would be the first since the national monument was established.

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Ventura County Tightens Outdated Oil Permitting to Better Protect Public Health, Water Supplies, and the Environment

By on November 10, 2020 in Fracking, Oil Development, Public Lands, Ventura County

New drilling and fracking in Los Padres now subject to environmental study

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Trump Administration Proposes Rollback of Oil Drilling Regulations in National Forests

By on October 29, 2020 in Call to Action, Forest Service, Oil Development, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County

Weaker regulations would apply to thousands of acres in the Los Padres National Forest.

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Thousands Oppose First Federal Oil Lease Sale in California in Eight Years

By on September 28, 2020 in Fracking, Kern County, Oil Development, Public Lands

First auction of 1.2 million acres opened to new oil drilling and fracking announced.

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Ventura County Takes Another Step Toward Updating Antiquated Oil Permitting Laws

By on July 31, 2020 in Fracking, Oil Development, Ventura County

Planning commission advances regs that hold all new oil development to modern permitting standards.

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Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Cancellation of Methane Pollution Rule

By on July 16, 2020 in Oil Development, Public Lands

ForestWatch and coalition win reinstatement of methane release regulations on public lands.

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Trump Administration Again OKs Oil Drilling in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument

By on May 26, 2020 in California Condor, Carrizo Plain, Oil Development

The Trump administration approves new oil well and pipeline within monument boundary.

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Join Us for Virtual Earth Day Events

By on April 18, 2020 in Events, Oil Development, Outdoor Connection, Public Lands, Stewardship, Uncategorized, Wildfire

Online activities include happy hour, fire ecology webinar, and trivia night.

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Legislation Proposed to Ban New Oil & Gas Leasing on Federal Lands

By on February 21, 2020 in Fracking, Oil Development, Public Lands

Bill would halt Trump administration’s drilling and fracking plan.

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