Fracking ban fails to advance in California Legislature
Apr. 14, 2021 at 6:00 am
ADAM BEAM, Associated Press
California lawmakers Tuesday rejected a bill that would have banned fracking in the state, succumbing to pressure from the powerful oil and gas industry and their labor union allies who warned the bill would have cost good-paying jobs.
The bill was inspired in part by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last year announced the state would ban the sale of all new gas-powered cars by 2035. He also called on the state Legislature to ban new permits for fracking, a technique to extract oil and gas embedded in rock deep beneath the surface.
Fracking ban fails to advance in California Legislature
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The bill, authored by state Sens. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, and Monique Limón, D-Santa Barbara, would prohibit new permits for hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, and block companies from renewing existing permits for the controversial technique.
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Legislation that would gradually phase out fracking and other extraction methods that account for most of California s petroleum production faces its first big test in Sacramento on Tuesday.
The nine-member Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee is set to vote on a proposal, Senate Bill 467, that would bar new permits for hydraulic fracturing, cyclic steaming, steam flooding and water flooding.
by by Bill Magavern (Coalition for Clean Air) … Sen. Scott Wiener has never been afraid to author controversial bills, and this year he has two that are likely to attract long lists of both supporters and opponents. SB 260, the Climate Corporate Accountability Act, would require public and private US-based corporations who do business in CA to publicly disclose their full carbon footprint and publicly commit to emission reduction targets.
SB 467, End Fracking and Dangerous Drilling, jointly authored with Sen. Monique Limón, would ban the worst types of oil and gas extraction and require 2500-foot buffer zones to protect humans from new and modified drilling permits. The bill reflects a growing recognition that being a global leader against climate change means that California must also protect front-line communities from the adverse health impacts of fossil-fuel production and plan for a just transition for those communities and the workers employed in the oil and gas indu
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