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Environmental

Oct. 13, 2016

City of Los Angeles reaches settlement over oil drilling

An agreement has been reached between environmental nonprofits and the city of Los Angeles over alleged drilling practices in low-income areas, but a group advocating for oil producers is criticizing the settlement.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A settlement between environmental groups and the city of Los Angeles has been lauded for making drilling practices more transparent, but an oil and natural gas advocate is trying to block the settlement from being enforced, calling the new policies burdensome and a violation of state law.

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