As activists clamor for an expansion of oil and gas setback regulations statewide, they ignore government studies that disprove their false narratives on health impacts.
By repeating the false claims on water safety, Carmen Ramirez is misleading the public and willfully ignoring the many safeguards in place to protect aquifers.
A new report from the City of Los Angeles affirms the lack of evidence correlating oil and gas operations to negative health impacts, refuting once and for all the persistent claims of activist groups.
In April, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors passed emergency ordinances based on false and unproven claims of water contamination in the Fox Canyon aquifer. So why isn’t anyone investigating?
Critics point to jurisdictions outside California when pressing for setbacks but their arguments fail to account for key differences in regulations and production techniques.
Using arguments that align with recent activist misinformation, one Ventura County Supervisor fails to tell the full story in an effort to ban new production in Oxnard.
In a recent op-ed, Food & Water Watch called once more for an end to oil and gas production in California – and again demonstrated why their proposals and arguments can't be taken seriously.
CFROG Blatantly Misrepresents USGS Findings in Oxnard Activists in Ventura County are blaming oil operations for water issues in Oxnard, yet the experts they cite found “no evidence of oil field water mixing with groundwater.”
CFROG Descaradamente Tergiversa los Hallazgos de USGS en Oxnard Activistas en el Condado de Ventura están culpando a las operaciones de petróleo por los problemas con el agua en Oxnard; sin embargo, los expertos a quienes citan no encontraron “ninguna evidencia de que el agua del campo petrolífero se mezcle con el agua subterránea.”