California Oil Regulators Acknowledge Oversight Failings

Business News | The Kansas City Star & KansasCity.com, Kansas City Star: Business
Thu, 10/08/2015 - 5:59pm

Oil and gas regulators in and around Los Angeles routinely failed to carry out much of the oversight required to keep federally protected drinking-water aquifers from oilfield contamination, an internal review by those state regulators concluded Thursday. … Click to Continue »

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