{"id":40580,"date":"2018-11-16T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T13:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40580"},"modified":"2018-11-16T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T13:37:10","slug":"judge-orders-moratorium-on-offshore-fracking-in-federal-waters-off-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=40580","title":{"rendered":"Judge Orders Moratorium on Offshore Fracking in Federal Waters off California"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2018\/11\/16\/judge-orders-moratorium-on-offshore-fracking-in-federal-waters-off-california\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Judge Orders Moratorium on Offshore Fracking in Federal Waters off California<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>In a victory for the ocean,\u00a0a federal judge on Friday, November 9,\u00a0ordered the Trump administration to cease issuing permits for offshore fracking and acidizing\u00a0in federal waters \u2014\u00a0waters\u00a0over 3 miles from shore \u2014\u00a0off the coast of Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez ruled that the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act when it allowed fracking (hydraulic fracturing) and acidizing\u00a0in offshore oil and gas wells in all leased federal waters off\u00a0Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties.<\/p>\n<p>Gutierrez\u00a0issued an injunction prohibiting the two responsible federal agencies, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), from approving any plans or permits for the use of well stimulation treatments (WSTs) off California.<\/p>\n<p>The court concluded that the Federal Defendants \u201csatisfied their obligations\u201d under the National Environmental Policy Act (\u201cNEPA\u201d) in preparing the environmental assessment that is the subject of the suit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut theCourt also concludes that the Federal Defendants violated the Endangered Species Act (\u201cESA\u201d) by failing to consult with the relevant federal services and violated the Coastal Zone Management Act (\u201cCZMA\u201d) by failing to prepare a consistency determination and submit it to California for review as required by that statute,\u201d Gutierrez wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation technique that uses\u00a0a pressurized liquid to fracture rock.\u00a0Acidizing is another well stimulation technique that entails\u00a0pumping acids into a well in order to dissolve the rock, increasing the production by creating channels in the rock to allow oil and natural gas to reach the well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em> \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Orders Moratorium on Offshore Fracking in Federal Waters off California In a victory for the ocean,\u00a0a federal judge on Friday, November 9,\u00a0ordered the Trump administration to cease issuing permits for offshore fracking and acidizing\u00a0in federal waters \u2014\u00a0waters\u00a0over 3 miles from shore \u2014\u00a0off the coast of Southern California. 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