Permits To Drill New Oil And Gas Wells Zoom Up 190% In The First Six Months Of 2020 Under Gov. Newsom In Worrisome Trend, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance Report
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Newsom also shattered records for dispensing new oiland gas productionwell drilling permits, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance said today.
Key Points:
- Newsom also shattered records for dispensing new oiland gas productionwell drilling permits, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance said today.
- In addition, after a nine-month moratorium on fracking that began in July 2019, CalGEM issued48 new fracking permits to Aera and Chevron between April and July 2020.
- During his first year in office, Newsom issued 211 fracking permits.
- This is likely a result of Governor Newsom's ongoing moratorium onhigh pressure steaminjection due to resulting oil spills and groundwater contamination, said Tucker.