Groups Question Oil Industry Influence Over CalGEM As Newsom Well Regulator Approves Midnight Permits & Fails To Require Well Bonding, Says Consumer Watchdog

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Oil regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits in the second quarter of 2024, about half of which were potentially illegally issued within the community setback zone, up from zero new drills approved in the same quarter last…