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Government

Dec. 12, 2015

Farm, environmental groups challenge Kern County effort to streamline oil and gas industry permits

Two lawsuits allege Kern County conducted a flawed environmental review of its new zoning ordinance in violation of CEQA

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Kern County farm and environmental groups each filed challenges this week to a local plan that would streamline oil and gas permitting in the high-petroleum producing region.

The two lawsuits allege the county relied on a shoddy environmental review when it approved changes to its oil and gas zoning ordinance.

The ordinance would make many oil- and gas-related perm...

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