Bipartisan group of hundreds of officials thanks Newsom for ending fracking by 2024 but urges immediate action to protect the health of communities suffering from deadly fossil fuel pollution California Chapter of Elected Officials to Protect America’s Response to Governor Newsom’s announcement to establish path to end oil drilling by 2045 Today, Governor Gavin Newsom …
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Over 315 Californian elected officials herald Senate Bill 467 as it phases out fracking, protects the health of communities and provides a just transition for industry workers With oil usage being phased out globally, and Biden about to announce new clean energy goals EOPA-CA says it’s time CA took action to become the clean energy …
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Elected Officials to Protect America – California asks why does the state refine more oil & gas than residents use? EOPA – CA questions the policy of importing dirty oil and gas to be refined, damaging the health of frontline communities, only to export some of it Last September, Governor Newsom signed an executive order …
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Over 40 barrels of oil spilled endangering LA communities – EOPA-CA says time to phase out all Inglewood Oil Field production EOPA-CA looks to the future when the Inglewood Oil Field is transformed into the largest urban park on the west coast The Inglewood Oil Field is vast. It is the largest contiguous urban oil …
California’s EOPA, a coalition of lawmakers, highlights the injustice of proposed new oil and gas wells, fracking, in Kern county California’s EOPA warns of the increased dangerous health implications for communities in Kern county with adding more wells On March 8, 2021 Kern county approved the drilling of thousands of new wells despite opposition from …
Elected Officials to Protect America – California warns we must stop using gas for electricity and transfer to 100 percent clean energy now Elected Officials to Protect America – CA compares Texas’s reliance on gas to California’s – showing the climate crisis dangers of fossil fuels Gas is now the country’s largest fuel source for …
Some are stunned when they realize California is the third-largest producer of crude oil in the United States, for the state has a reputation of being a leader fighting climate change. Many Californians pride themselves on their state’s leadership on issues of public health and the environment. A staggering new NRDC analysis of oil and gas development in California shows that approximately 5.4 million people of the state’s population live within a mile of one, or more, of more than 84,000 existing oil and gas wells.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Echoing serious concerns from citizens whose health and safety are threatened by fossil fuel production, a group of more than 100 local elected officials across California sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown today calling for a statewide plan to phase out oil and gas drilling.
Today’s letter marks the launch of Elected Officials to Protect California, an independent elected officials network working to demand an end to the dirty fossil fuel extraction that harms their constituents and the environment. The network is urging Gov. Brown to take the first step by halting permits for new fossil fuel projects, prohibiting drilling within 2,500 feet of homes and vulnerable areas and committing the state to 100 percent renewable energy.
“Oil fields make dreadful neighbors. In Culver City, we’re taking steps to end oil extraction in our city,” said Meghan Sahli-Wells, Vice Mayor of Culver City. “I urge Governor Brown to follow suit and protect Californians’ health and our planet’s future from dirty drilling operations.”
Supermajority of San Francisco Supervisors, 100+ Bay Area Officials Call on Gov. Brown to Phase Out Oil and Gas Production in California
A Week from Global Climate Summit, Host City Elected Officials & Hundreds More Say Keeping State’s Fossil Fuels in the Ground Necessary to Protect Public Health and Lead on Climate Change
OAKLAND, Calif.— Echoing severe concerns that fossil fuel production threatens the health and safety of residents, scores of Bay Area officials are joining with more than 150 local officials from a majority of counties across California calling on Governor Jerry Brown calling for a statewide plan to phase out oil and gas drilling.
The growing network of state, county, and city officials, Elected Officials to Protect California, is taking action both within their respective districts and across California to end the extraction of dirty fossil fuel that harms their constituents and the environment. The network is urging Gov. Brown to take the first step by halting permits for new fossil fuel projects, prohibiting drilling within 2,500 feet of homes and vulnerable areas and committing the state to 100 percent renewable energy.
“Despite its reputation as a global climate leader, California is one of the nation’s top oil-producing states. As we see the crisis of growing fires, we should take the opportunity to improve both our economy and our public health by moving toward more sustainable transportation and energy strategies that benefit our community,” said Rebecca Kaplan, Councilmember, City of Oakland.
