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Agency Requires a Full Environmental Study of Company’s Plans to Explore for Oil on the Carrizo Plain National Monument
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Oil Company Seeks Drilling Rights in Upper Lopez Canyon
ForestWatch joins with landowners to protect Lopez Creek and Santa Lucia Wilderness.
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ForestWatch Files Lawsuit to Stop Oil Drilling Expansion in Los Padres National Forest
Lawsuit challenges expansive drilling plan in Los Padres.
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ForestWatch, Rural Landowners Protect Land from Oil Drilling
U.S. Bureau of Land Management withdraws 10,088 acres from recent oil lease sale after groups and eight landowners file formal protests.
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BLM Announces Another Land Giveaway of 19,600 Acres to Oil Companies
Public lands near Los Padres and Carrizo Plain auctioned for as little as $2 per acre.
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ForestWatch Protects 3,500 Acres of Carrizo Plain From Oil Development
The Bureau of Land Management won’t allow new drilling.
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Agency Proposes to Auction Lands Near Forest Boundary for Oil Drilling
Parcels are located along forest boundary, a national wildlife refuge, and a nature preserve.
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Conservation Groups File Appeal to Halt More Oil Drilling in Los Padres
ForestWatch and partners challenge Forest Service’s new drilling plan.
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Oil Drilling Will Expand Into Pristine Areas of Los Padres National Forest
Forest Service issues decision opening vast tracks of public land to new drilling.
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