Fracking bill will cost Californians jobs, trade group says by Robert Davis, The Center Square | February 19, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article
California Senate Democrats introduced a bill this week that would effectively end fracking in California, a move panned as a job-killer by the country’s oldest oil and gas trade association.
Senate Bill 467 would prohibit issuing new permits or renewal of permits for various oil well drilling techniques, as well as fracking, by 2027. The bill was introduced by Sens. Scott Weiner, D-San Francisco, and Monique Limón, D-Santa Barbara.
Western States Petroleum Association President and CEO Catherine Reheis-Boyd described the bill as an example of legislation that s out of touch.