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California county set for major expansion in oil, gas drilling

California county set for major expansion in oil, gas drilling

Health, environmental concerns aren’t deterring Kern County from a future with thousands more oil and gas wells.
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Plan to allow thousands of new oil wells faces vote in Kern County

After a state appeals court blocked Kern County's effort to speed up new oil and gas drilling, officials overseeing the state's prime oil patch have revised an ordinance that could permit tens of thousands of new wells over the next 15 years.

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