Monterey Becomes California's First Major Oil-Producing County to Ban Fracking

EcoWatch
Nov 9, 2016, 2:08 pm215 pts
Voters in Monterey County, California's fourth-largest oil-producing county, on Tuesday passed Measure Z to ban fracking and other dangerous extraction techniques. The measure won with more than 55 percent of the vote, despite supporters being outspent 30 to 1 by oil companies, including Chevron and Aera…

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