The public comments submitted were 98% in opposition to the proposal.
Agency Receives Overwhelming Opposition to Oil Wastewater Dumping Proposal
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.
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.
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.
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.
Santa Paula Canyon Drilling: Upcoming Court Date and Hearing
ForestWatch and partners to make oral arguments in lawsuit against new drilling.
Fate of the Carrizo Plain Still Unknown
Interior Secretary Zinke refuses today to publicly release his recommendation for iconic California landscape.
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.
ForestWatch’s 2016 Top Accomplishments
A look back at some of the big things that happened in 2016!
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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