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    California lawmakers OK buffer zones between new oil wells and homes, schools

    by Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times Aug 31, 2022 2 minutes
    Gavin Newsom tours an area of the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, where pump jacks to extract oil are close to homes and communities before taking part in a press conference at the Wilmington Boys& Girls Club on Oct. 21, 2021.

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After years of failed attempts to impose health and safety buffer zones around new oil and gas wells in California, state lawmakers on Wednesday sent a bill to the governor that would require setbacks between those production sites and residential neighborhoods and other sensitive areas.

    Senate Bill 1137 is a major part of a package of climate legislation that Gov.

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