Zoning, Planning and Use
Nov. 9, 2010
Whittier Sued Over Oil Drilling
A local nonprofit is suing the city of Whittier over a plan to allow oil drilling on a swath of Whittier Hills that was purchased with funds intended to preserve parkland.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A local nonprofit organization is suing the city of Whittier over a plan to allow oil drilling on a swath of Whittier Hills purchased with funds intended to preserve parkland.
The case is one of a number pitting open-space advocates against oil interests in park-starved, resource-rich Los Angeles County.
The lawsuit, filed by the Open Space Legal Defense Fund in Los Angeles County Superior Cou...
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