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Feds Open California Lands for Oil Drilling | Sacramento News
The feds are poised to open nearly a million acres of California public land—spanning San Joaquin, Fresno, Merced, Kern, and Kings counties—for oil and gas leasing, citing energy independence. While the Bureau of Land Management claims this confirms decades-old practices and expects strong industry interest, environmental groups warn of water contamination, air pollution, and habitat destruction, arguing it undermines California’s environmental safeguards. Oil experts question the economic sense, noting it could take 5–10 years to drill and that companies are prioritizing other regions…
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