Apr 23, 2021 10:50 PM EDT
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California, the most populous state in the United States, produces the third most oil in the world. That will be the first state to stop extracting all resources.
Executive Order
Gavin Newsom s executive order, signed on Friday, paves the way for California to cease issuing new drilling licenses in the coming years, granting the state s Department of Conservation until 2024 to draft a mandate. The order further instructs the California Air Resources Board to study how to enforce a 25-year moratorium on all mining.
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The organization will research the environmental and health benefits of stopping oil production and ways to minimize the economic impact.