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Agency Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Oil Wastewater Dumping Proposal

The public comments submitted were 98% in opposition to the proposal.

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ForestWatch’s Top Accomplishments of 2017

Join us as we reflect upon some of our biggest accomplishments of 2017 and build our momentum into the New Year.

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Oil Company Seeks Exemption for Toxic Wastewater Dumping in Los Padres Aquifer

Public Hearing Scheduled for October 24 in Ventura; Comments Accepted Through November 8.

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Santa Paula Canyon Oil Project Appealed to Ventura County Supervisors

Filing halts plan to begin drilling, court hearing on 2015 lawsuit postponed to December 4.

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Unofficial Report Suggests Carrizo Plain National Monument Will Not Be Reduced or Eliminated

Carrizo Plain may be safe from boundary reduction, but monument management plan changes could still occur.

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Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing

ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.

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Fate of the Carrizo Plain Still Unknown

Interior Secretary Zinke refuses today to publicly release his recommendation for iconic California landscape.

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Groups File Opening Arguments in Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit

ForestWatch and conservation partners file opening arguments in case against oil expansion in Santa Paula Canyon.

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ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments

A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!

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An oil well with the mountains of the Sespe Condor Sanctuary in the background.

VICTORY: Oil Drilling and Fracking Plan Halted Indefinitely

Forest Service indefinitely halts plan to lease 52,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest to the oil industry.

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