From the Open-Publishing Calendar
From the Open-Publishing Newswire
Indybay Feature
Central Valley
Environment & Forest Defense
Government & Elections
Health, Housing & Public Services
Front Page
Wed Apr 8 2020
California Approves New Fracking During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Targets Communities with Respiratory Illnesses from Air Pollution
On April 3, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and after a nine-month moratorium on new fracking operations, California's Department of Conservation approved 24 new fracking permits in Kern County, the center of the oil industry in California.
Fracking opponents strongly condemned the approval of new fracking permits at a time that the state is virtually shut down, and people are dying everyday from the COVID-19 virus. In a statement, Food & Water Action California Director Alexandra Nagy blasted Governor Newsom in response to the approval of new fracking operations during a pandemic.
“By allowing a sudden return to fracking in the state, Governor Newsom has shown his true oily colors,” said Nagy. “Despite his pledges to ban fracking and bring California into a clean energy future, Newsom has quietly fallen into line with the corporate fossil fuel interests that have been polluting this state’s air and water for decades.”
Read More
Related Feature: Trump Opens 725,500 Acres of California’s Central Coast to Oil Drilling
Fracking opponents strongly condemned the approval of new fracking permits at a time that the state is virtually shut down, and people are dying everyday from the COVID-19 virus. In a statement, Food & Water Action California Director Alexandra Nagy blasted Governor Newsom in response to the approval of new fracking operations during a pandemic.
“By allowing a sudden return to fracking in the state, Governor Newsom has shown his true oily colors,” said Nagy. “Despite his pledges to ban fracking and bring California into a clean energy future, Newsom has quietly fallen into line with the corporate fossil fuel interests that have been polluting this state’s air and water for decades.”
Read More
Related Feature: Trump Opens 725,500 Acres of California’s Central Coast to Oil Drilling
2025-07-25
Musk-Owned Company Subjects Primates and Pigs to Deadly Brain Chip Implants
East Bay
| Animal Liberation2025-07-25
Wells Fargo Funds Toxic Pipelines, Genocide, and Deportation
Environment & Forest Defense
| Racial Justice
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| San Francisco
| U.S.
| International
| Palestine
| Immigrant Rights2025-07-24
Stakeholder Group Takes Action After Exposure to Fire's Massive Pollution Cloud
Environment & Forest Defense
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2025-07-22
Palantir Makes Billions Off Surveillance, Deportation, and Genocide
Anti-War
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| Peninsula
| U.S.
| Palestine
| Immigrant Rights2025-07-21
Program Pioneered Harm Reduction Model that Centered Voices of Drug Users
Front Page
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| Drug War
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2025-07-20
Protests Continue at Trader Joe's Stores Over Chicken Supplier Petaluma Poultry
Front Page
| East Bay
| North Bay / Marin
| California
| Animal Liberation2025-07-16
Kayakers Declare We Must Fight to Defend Rivers and Wild Lands from Donald Trump
Front Page
| Environment & Forest Defense
| Central Valley
| California
| U.S.
| Government & Elections2025-02-22
Musk and Trump Blasted for Attempting Fascist Takeover
Front Page
| Labor & Workers
| Central Valley
| San Francisco
| South Bay
| East Bay
| Peninsula
| North Bay / Marin
| California
| U.S.
| Government & Elections
| Santa Cruz Indymedia2025-01-14
Healthcare Profiteers Encounter Protest at Investors Gathering
Front Page
| Health, Housing & Public Services
| San Francisco
| Palestine2025-01-01
Photography From Gaza By Journalist Ahmed Younis
Front Page
| Anti-War
| Media Activism & Independent Media
| Arts + Action
| East Bay
| Palestine2024-12-31
Launched 25 Years Ago, Riseup.net Continues Providing Vital Infrastructure
Front Page
| Global Justice & Anti-Capitalism
| Media Activism & Independent Media
| U.S.
| International
We are 100% volunteer and depend on your participation to sustain our efforts!
Get Involved
If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us.
Publish
Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay.
Topics
More
Search Indybay's Archives
Advanced Search
►
▼
IMC Network