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L.A. County sues oil companies over unplugged oil wells in Inglewood

The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court charges four oil companies with failing to properly clean up at least 227 idle or exhausted wells in the oil field near Baldwin Hills.

County sues oil companies over Inglewood Oil Field – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Los Angeles County has filed an environmental lawsuit against oil and gas well operators to compel them to address dangers to human health and the environment caused by unplugged idle and exhausted oil and gas wells in the Inglewood Oil Field. An attorney for one of the oil companies said the suit was without merit. File photo Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has filed an environmental lawsuit against oil and gas well operator…

4 oil companies in LA County sued over 'unplugged' oil and gas wells

Four oil and gas companies that develop heavy oil from the Inglewood oil field were sued Wednesday after being accused of failing to address health and environmental concerns for those who live in the area. The Los Angeles County government said it has filed the environmental justice lawsuit, claiming that the four oil and gas operators — Sentinel Peak Resources...

LA County Sues Oil Companies for Failing to Plug Idle Oil and Gas Wells in Inglewood

December 10, 2025 Contact: Scott Kuhn, Assistant County Counsel, skuhn@counsel.lacounty.gov or 323-719-9606. LA County Sues Oil Companies for Failing to Plug Idle Oil and Gas Wells in Inglewood Unplugged wells leak toxic pollutants, threatening public health Los Angeles County filed an environmental justice lawsuit today against oil and gas well operators to force them to address dangers to human health and the environment caused by unplugged i