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  2. Law limiting new oil wells in California set to take effect ...

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    A California law that bans drilling new oil wells near places like homes and schools will take effect after the oil industry on Thursday withdrew a referendum from the November ballot asking ...

  3. California law restricting oil wells near homes to take ...

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    A California law that severely restricts oil drilling within close proximity to homes, schools and businesses is set to take effect after an industry group said it would withdraw an expensive ...

  4. Did California break law by OKing new SLO County oil wells ...

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    The 2004 environmental review by the county allowed the site owner at that time, Freeport McMoRan, to build 95 oil production wells, 30 steam-injection wells and three steam generators, as well as ...

  5. California lawmakers kill plans to ban oil drilling in state ...

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    Senate Bill 953 would have allowed the State Lands Commission to terminate offshore oil leases by the end of 2024 if the agency was unable to negotiate voluntary buyouts with petroleum companies.

  6. California high court says county can't enforce oil well ban ...

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    The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Monterey County cannot enforce a voter-approved ban on new oil and gas wells, a decision that comes amid an ongoing battle over how the state ...

  7. Offshore oil and gas in California - Wikipedia

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    The resulting oil slick came ashore along 35 miles (56 km) of coastline in Santa Barbara County, and turned public opinion against offshore drilling in California. [11] In response to the oil spill, US Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel removed 53 square miles (140 km 2) of federal tracts near Santa Barbara from oil and gas leasing.

  8. Oil and gas law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Oil and gas rights offshore are owned by either the state or federal government and leased to oil companies for development. The tidelands controversy involve the limits of state ownership. Although oil and gas laws vary by state, the laws regarding ownership prior to, at, and after extraction are nearly universal.

  9. Fossil fuel industry drops California ballot measure that ...

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    An initiative funded by fossil fuel interests that sought to reverse California's rules about how close oil wells could operate near homes and schools has been pulled from the November ballot.