Environmental
May 8, 2015
State oil regulators sued over wastewater injection rules
Environmental groups claim state regulators are failing to protect groundwater by allowing the oil industry to continue injecting waste underground while it addresses concern the practice may be harming drinking water.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Environmental groups sued state regulators on Thursday accusing them of illegally
claiming an emergency in order to push through rules that allow the oil and gas industry
to continue to inject wastewater into wells that may contaminate groundwater.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club are challenging regulat...
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