The Center for Biological Diversity has reported that a U.S. district judge has overturned a federal plan to allow drilling and fracking in over 1 million acres of public land and mineral estates, citing potential threats to water supplies and endangered wildlife.
http://www.kerngoldenempire.com/news/district-judge-suspends-million-acre-fracking-deal
LOS ANGELES— Citing potential threats to water supplies and endangered wildlife, a U.S. district judge today overturned a federal plan to open more than 1 million acres of public land and mineral estate in central California to drilling and fracking. Today’s ruling comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity and Los Padres ForestWatch, represented by Earthjustice.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/oil-and-gas-09-06-2016.html
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