Environmental & Energy
Nov. 7, 2022
LA oil well opponents rethink strategy after writ mandate denial
“It was really a focus on getting the fire chief to undertake what we thought was an obligation under the law,” said Byron J. Chan, an attorney with Earthjustice. “We thought … the fire chief had to … either shut down or reactivate nonoperating oil wells, and the court disagreed with us there.” The fire department argued the oil wells are not defunct.
A nonprofit group voluntarily dismissed its claim for declaratory relief against the Los Angeles City Fire Department after a Superior Court judge denied their petition for a writ of mandate to halt toxic emissions from inoperative oil wells.
The case may not be over. “We haven’t decided on the next strategy yet. There’s no more action that will happen before the superior court,” plaintiffs’ attorney Byron J. Chan said in a phone call on F...
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