ForestWatch and others seek to halt expansion of oil drilling across 52,000 acres of forest land.
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Legal Victory Overturns Plan to Open 1 Million Acres of Public Land to Drilling, Fracking
ForestWatch lawsuit protects federal lands near Los Padres National Forest
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Update: Santa Paula Canyon Drilling Lawsuit
ForestWatch’s lawsuit challenging drilling expansion in Santa Paula Canyon moves forward.
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County, FWS Deliver Big Gift to Oil Industry
Ventura County Supervisors miss an opportunity to update World War II-era drilling permits to protect condors.
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Lawsuit Challenges Dangerous Oil Drilling in Santa Paula Canyon
Three conservation groups sued Ventura County to halt a plan to drill 19 new oil wells along the Santa Paula Canyon Trail.
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Recent Appeal Results
Learn more about the results of our recent appeals
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Groups Oppose Plan to Open Over a Million Acres of Federal Property in CA to Drilling and Fracking
Bureau of Land Management failed to consider threats of fracking to air, water and wildlife
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Upcoming Oil Appeal Hearings
Oil industries are pushing to drill and we’re pushing back.
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Legislation Announced to Benefit Wilderness, Watersheds, and Recreation in the Los Padres and Carrizo Plain
Nearly 250,000 acres of wilderness could be added.
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Congress Proposes to Allow Disposal of Federal Lands
Resolution could allow for federal lands to be sold to private interests.
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