L.A. City Council expected to vote on measure that would ban new oil and gas wells
A total of 85 animals have been collected by rescue crews, and their work isn't stopping there. They plan to release more animals in the coming days.
While it's difficult to prove a direct connection, lead author Jill Johnston said the findings provide some validation of longstanding community complaints about health woes they attributed to the oil fields. The effort to shut down the city's wells is part of a region-wide movement to push oil and gas drilling out of Los Angeles County. In 2021, similar measures were passed to ban drilling in Culver City and unincorporated parts of the county.The oil and gas industry opposes moves to rid the region of drilling, saying that would raise gas prices, eliminate jobs and make the area more dependent on foreign oil.
There's a statewide push to more tightly regulate fossil fuel production. In October, the California Geologic Energy Management Division, the state's oil and gas regulator, proposed a ban on new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of schools, homes and hospitals. When the AllenCo Energy site was active, fumes from the pump jacks would make nearby streets"smell really bad, ... like something had been burnt," Martinez said, adding that he and neighbors would complain of nose irritation."The problem here is that it is affecting people's health and that people live close to the wells."
The AllenCo Energy wells have been idle since Environmental Protection Agency inspectors were sickened by fumes at the property in 2013. Diaz said the air has improved, her coughing stopped and her sense of taste returned. AllenCo Energy attorneys said they no longer have interest in extracting oil from the site.
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