Litigation
Dec. 5, 2014
Agency accused of unlawfully issuing permits for oil and gas drilling techniques
The Environmental Defense Center claims a federal agency failed to perform environmental reviews and notify the public of the use of fracking and acidizing before signing off on the extraction techniques.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A California environmental advocacy group sued a federal agency Wednesday for unlawfully issuing dozens of permits that would allow two controversial oil and gas drilling techniques - fracking and acidizing - off the coast of Santa Barbara.
In a Central District complaint, the Environmental Defense Center claims the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, one of the two federal ...
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