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Oil field owner sues California over law that would end its Los Angeles-area operations
The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing California over a law requiring the cessation of production and plugging of wells, or facing fines.
Sentinel Peak claims the law, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, is unconstitutional and represents "an illegal attempt to coerce an individual company to stop operation of its legal business."
Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, who authored the law, stated the community will "stand strong in court to protect those frontline communities who have long deserved the right to live a full and healthy life.