Hydraulic Fracturing Moratorium in California?

New!  Newsom blocks new California fracking pending scientific review (Phil WILLON, Los Angeles Times; November 19, 2019)

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-19/california-fracking-permits-scientific-review-gavin

California governor signs bill limiting oil, gas development (Associated Press; October 12, 2019)

https://apnews.com/08d47c2111c845b4bc04184bf600ba2c

Newsom administration quietly stalls fracking permits (John COX, Bakersfield Californian; September 16, 2019)

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/newsom-administration-quietly-stalls-fracking-permits/article_25b4ca7c-d64f-11e9-a117-37f8459db19a.html

California has gone months with no new fracking permit. But dozens of illegal oil spills are flowing (Janet WILSON, Palm Springs Desert Sun; September 13, 2018)

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2019/09/13/california-no-new-fracking-permits-doggr-crowfoot-oil-gas-spills/2301694001/

Lawmakers Push to Give Newsom Power to Call Fracking Moratorium, Setting Stage for Oil Industry Battle (Ted GOLDBERG, KQED; July 25, 2019)

https://www.kqed.org/news/11762903/lawmakers-push-to-give-newsom-power-to-call-fracking-moratorium-setting-stage-for-oil-industry-battle

Previously…

California governor orders firing of oil, gas regulator (Andrew OXFORD, Associated Press; July 11, 2019)

https://www.apnews.com/35133d5387e4468ca8b7d4419c0af596

Documentation:

Re: Conflicts of Interest at the Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance; July 10, 2019)

https://consumerwatchdog.org/sites/default/files/2019-07/DOGGRLettertoNewsomCWDandFracTracker.pdf

Pumpjacks on Lost Hills Oil Field in California on Route 46 at Sunset

By Arne Hückelheim – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link