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Orwi@programming.dev to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Los Angeles City Council stops oil drilling and extraction

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Los Angeles City Council stops oil drilling and extraction

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Orwi@programming.dev to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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Los Angeles City Council stops oil drilling and extraction after lengthy battles with Big Oil
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After years of advocacy from residents and legal battles with Big Oil, Los Angeles voted to ban drilling and phase out oil extraction in the city. It's the first city in the United States to kick the oil industry out.
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  • thinkingofyouihaveananxietydisorder@quokk.au
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    this us actually pretty good what’s the catch?

    • USSMojave@startrek.website
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      The timeline gives 20 years to phase out the wells, and it only affects wells within the limits of the city of Los Angeles, not the Greater LA Area. Still, it’s a very positive development

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