California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling

latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-13/legislature-environmental-and-climate-bills

In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California's iconic coastline.

This story appeared on latimes.com, 2025-09-13 23:55:41.
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