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"DRILLING DOWN: The Community Consequences of Expanded Oil Development in Los Angeles"
Liberty Hill Foundation, 2015 This report shares stories of residents who are living very close to oil drilling and production operations where toxic chemicals and potentially hazardous well stimulation technologies are used to extract oil from the ground. In this report, we also highlight residents’ accounts of a fragmented and ineffective regulatory and zoning system. Unresponsive government agencies, local authorities, and energy company public relations have all too often failed to be transparent and provide notification, and have ignored, delayed, or denied that residents’ concerns are real and urgent. Download |
"Health Effects of Chemicals Used in Fracking."
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles. August, 2013. Many stages of oil and natural gas development use chemicals. These chemicals are used not only for hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” but also well drilling and during recovery and delivery of oil and natural gas. Many of these chemicals are toxic and may seriously harm human health and the environment. Link to Blog Download PDF |
Oil Drilling in Los Angeles: A Story of Unequal Protections
Community Health Councils, Inc. January, 2015. Community Health Councils found low-income communities of color in the City of Los Angeles have fewer protections from the risks from local oil drilling operations than more affluent, whiter neighborhoods. This includes allowing drilling activities hundreds of feet closer to residences, fewer protective features like air monitoring or enclosed operations, and oil operations that have received many more regulatory violations and community complaints. Download |
"REPORT ON WELL STIMULATION IN CALIFORNIA"
The California Council on Science and Technology. July 2015. After the passing of Senate Bill 4 in 2013, the California Natural Resources Agency commissioned the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) to conduct an independent scientific assessment of well stimulation treatments, including hydraulic fracturing, in California.
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