EDF, Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper Celebrate Judge’s Decision to Halt Offshore Fracking Pending Review
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Santa Barbara Channelkeeper (SBCK) experienced a victory earlier this month when a federal judge issued an order declaring that the federal government “violated environmental protection lass when it approved permits for fracking and acidizing.” According to a press release from the two organizations, the government “failed to conduct adequate consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding potential impacts to threatened and endangered species.”
The recent victory stems from a lawsuit that ...
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