A unanimously approved new measure will ban new oil and gas wells in the city and phase out those already existing over five years.
to get the city to clean up its act. It will provide a huge benefit to communities of color that often live in the shadow of the city’s most polluting sites. The approved measures will see the city draft ordinances to prohibit new oil and gas extraction, hire experts to analyze how to phase out remaining wells throughout the city, and create a framework for plugging wells left abandoned.
“This is a momentous step forward for Los Angeles, and a clear message we are sending to Big Oil,’’ Councilman Mitch O’Farrell, who’s also the chair of the City Council’s Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River committee, said in a. “These actions are critical to our ambitious ‘LA100' efforts, which will achieve 100% carbon-free energy in Los Angeles by 2035.”
The decision came as welcome news to Los Angeles activists who have raised the alarm about oil wells hidden throughout the city for years. The wells are a
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