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Stories related to: oil drilling

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State Government

Gov. Brown Signs Bill To Block Drilling Expansion

September 8, 2018

Jerry Brown has signed legislation that would ban docks, pipelines or other onshore infrastructure needed to support new offshore drilling rigs.

Andy Wong / AP

Brown Downplays 'Berniecrats,' Defends Firing Of Oil And Gas Regulators

June 15, 2017 | Ben Bradford

In an interview with Capital Public Radio's Ben Bradford in Beijing last week, the governor downplayed the influence of "Berniecrats" on party policy and defended his choices in overseeing oil and gas regulation.

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State Government

California Lawmakers Vow To Thwart New Offshore Oil Drilling

April 28, 2017

(AP) - California lawmakers are introducing legislation that would thwart President Donald Trump's attempts to expand offshore drilling.

Environment

Govonor Brown Asks President Obama To Permanently Ban New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling

December 13, 2016 | Randol White

A letter sent by Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday asks President Obama to permanently extend a temporary ban on new oil and gas drilling off the West Coast.

Amy Quinton / Capital Public Radio

Environment

California Regulators Examine Safety Of Food Irrigated With Oil Wastewater

October 27, 2016 | Amy Quinton

California regulators are taking a closer look at the safety of food irrigated with wastewater from oil and gas operations.

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Environment

Feds: Risk Of 2016 Quake Increases, Especially In Oklahoma

March 28, 2016

(AP) — Federal scientists say the chance of damaging earthquakes hitting east of the Rockies has increased significantly, much of it a man-made byproduct of drilling for energy.

Amy Quinton / Capital Public Radio

State Government

Oil And Gas Regulator Reports Faulty Oversight Of Oil Wells

October 8, 2015 | Ben Bradford

California's overseer of oil and gas drilling says it will need to review every single project it has approved, consisting of 55,000 oil injections wells.

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State Government

California Strengthens Oil Drilling Waste Rules

February 9, 2015 | Katie Orr

California says it will do a better job of monitoring oil drilling that could affect the state’s groundwater supply.

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