Michelle Ghafar, Attorney, California Regional Office, Earthjustice: “The bureau has repeatedly authorized oil and gas development in Central California without taking a hard look at the severe consequences to local communities or the environment. The agency must stop and fully evaluate the community and environmental impacts of all the oil and gas expansion it is authorizing on public land in order to comply with the law.”

A letter-to-the-editor from Drew Caputo, VP of Litigation, Earthjustice