The Los Angeles, California City Council has passed a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, making it the largest US city to prohibit the highly controversial oil and gas drilling procedure.
In a 10 to 0 vote in favor of a moratorium on Friday, the Los Angeles City Council curbed “all activity associated with well stimulation, including, but not limited to, hydraulic fracturing, gravel packing, and acidizing, or any combination thereof, and the use of waste disposal injection wells.” The vote makes Los Angeles the only oil-producing city in California to ban hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
The moratorium will hold until the city can verify that fracking in the city will not harm public safety or compromise drinking water.
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