Environmental
Nov. 5, 2016
Oil group aims to reverse LA well drilling settlement over new costs
A settlement over oil drilling transparency in Los Angeles is being criticized as unfairly raising fees on prospective drillers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A settlement between environmental groups and the city of Los Angeles was touted as fixing oil drilling disparities in impoverished parts of the city by requiring adherence to environmental regulations. But oil producers who say they were left out of the deal after being granted intervenor status are fighting its implementation on the grounds that it raises drillers' costs without due process.
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