California Environmental Law & Policy Update - April 2021 #5
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/04/21
Governor Newsom moves to ban hydraulic fracturing by 2024 - NPR – April 23 - Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans last Friday to ban hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as fracking, by 2024 as part of a longer-term aim to end all oil extraction in the state. The governor ordered the Department of Conservations Geologic Energy Management division to commence the rulemaking process for adoption of regulations forbidding issuance of new fracking permits by 2024......
By: Allen Matkins