One election does not defeat the resolve of local community members concerned about big oil ruining their town.

Recently, residents of La Habra Heights, California, rang in the New Year with a victory that ensures the small town will have a fair chance at banning new oil and gas drilling come election time.

The Los Angeles Superior Court again rejected inaccurate and misleading language in a La Habra Heights fracking ballot initiative up for vote in March.

City moves closer to banning new oil and gas wells

Residents of La Habra Heights, CA, proposed “The Healthy City Initiative,” also known as Measure A, for inclusion on the March 2015 ballot after mounting concerns over the environmental and health effects more invasive drilling would have on their community. If passed, the initiative would prohibit new oil and gas well development, and prevent high-intensity…

The Los Angeles Superior Court ruled in favor of La Habra Heights residents by rejecting inaccurate oil and gas-backed language from being included in a March 2015 ballot initiative. The Court ordered the City to revise the language.

Residents seek to ban new oil and gas wells

Local residents and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to keep inaccurate and misleading language out of a March 2015 La Habra Heights election ballot.

Community residents seek passage of local ballot initiative banning new oil and gas wells