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Kern’s Board of Supervisors voted to approve a zoning ordinance that will fast-track thousands of new oil and gas wells in California’s Central Valley

Kern’s Board of Supervisors to vote on the ordinance by the end of June after a decade of community objection and legal challenges

74 organizations respectfully submit this letter in reference to Kern County’s proposed “Revisions to Title 19-Kern County Zoning Ordinance (2025-A) Focused on Oil and Gas Local Permitting”

The fossil fuel industry is backsliding on its climate pledges. Earthjustice is filing lawsuits to keep pushing for the clean energy transition that science demands.

For the second time, Kern County’s fast-track permitting ordinance fails under scrutiny

Lawsuit to safeguard Kern communities from flawed oil & gas drilling amendment

Kern County is the nation’s largest oil-producing county, and to keep on top it’s not going to let a little thing like public review of new oil and gas permits get in its way.

Environmental and public health groups are urging Kern County to reject a severely flawed Draft Environmental Impact Report related to proposed revisions of the county’s oil and gas zoning ordinance. California is the nation’s third largest oil-producing state, and more than 80 percent of oil produced in the state comes from Kern County. The proposed…

Groups call for County to uphold laws, protect public health and water supply, and revise a flawed draft proposal for future review