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Litigation

Aug. 6, 2016

Lawsuit seeks to stop aquifer from becoming oil company dumping ground

A lawsuit by an environmental nonprofit says an application by the state's oil regulator asking for an aquifer to be exempt from becoming a dumping ground for an oil company is illegal.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An environmental protection group wants to stop a protected San Luis Obispo aquifer from becoming an oil and wastewater disposal site, according to a lawsuit filed against the state's oil regulator.

The lawsuit, filed by the Arizona-based nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, asks the Environmental Protection Agency to deny an application submitted by the Californi...

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