Environmental & Energy
Sep. 15, 2023
Long Beach sued over oil, gas drilling program
The lawsuit claims that the city and the State Lands Commission have never conducted a California Environmental Quality Act review of the operations or any of its five-year extraction plans.
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the city of Long Beach on Thursday, accusing it of approving a five-year oil and gas drilling program within city limits without conducting required environmental and public health reports.
The organization’s focus is on four oil drilling rigs in Long Beach Harbor collectively known as the Long Beach Unit which produce more than 5 million barrels of oil and 2 billion cubic feet of gas per year, accor...
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