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Environmental Groups Sue California Regulator Over Fracking
The suit was filed Tuesday in the Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Environmental Working Group and the Sierra Club.
Environmental groups sued the state of California on Tuesday in an effort to stop hydraulic fracturing as regulators attempt to devise new rules for the practice, reports Reuters.
According to Reuters:
The lawsuit accuses the regulator, the California Department of Conservation, Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, with failing to evaluate the risks, even though fracking was used for 600 wells in the state last year.
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The non-profit environmental law firm, Earthjustice, filed the suit Alameda County Superior Court on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthworks, Environmental Working Group and the Sierra Club.
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Click on the PDF link to the right of this article to read a copy of the suit.
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