California takes steps to ban fracking by 2024 and will halt oil extraction by 2045
by Maanvi Singh from on (#5H047)
Executive order is a reversal for Governor Gavin Newsom, who faced pressure from environmental groups for previously resisting a ban
California's governor has moved to ban new fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil extraction by 2045.
California, the most populous US state, produces the third largest amount of oil in the country. It would be the first state to end all extraction.
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