This is the first new oil well approved in the national monument since it was established in 2001.
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Appeal Challenges Oil Drilling in California’s Carrizo Plain National Monument
Ventura County Supervisors Drop Bid to Eliminate Public Challenges to Oil Drilling Projects
Overwhelming public opposition forces Supervisors Foy and Long to retreat.
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.
San Rafael Wilderness: 50 Years of Preserving Santa Barbara’s Backcountry
ForestWatch celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the San Rafael Wilderness.
ForestWatch Selected as Beneficiary of 2018 CTS Figueroa Mountain Gran Fondo
Proceeds from this premier cycling event on and around Figueroa Mountain will go to ForestWatch’s conservation efforts.
ForestWatch Takes Trump Administration to Court Over Public Access to Carrizo Plain Review Documents
Interior Dept. fails to respond to FOIA request for review documents.
Complaint: Ventura County Put Water Supply at Risk of Oilfield Contamination
County officials failed to require pipeline shutdown following flood warnings.
Interior Department Guts Policies for Drilling on Federal Lands
Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a memo making it easier for oil companies to drill on federal public lands.
Industries Put Pressure on Forest Service to Roll Back Environmental Law
Forest Service plans changes that would make it easier to bypass National Environmental Policy Act.
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