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$In areas where shale-drilling/hydraulic fracturing is heavy, a dense web of roads, pipelines and well pads cut through forests and grasslands.$

Environment

California Lawmakers Say Fracking Study Shows Lax Oversight

August 25, 2015 | Amy Quinton

California lawmakers have questioned state oil and gas regulators and scientists over results of an independent study on fracking released earlier this year.

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State Government

Lawmaker Wants Label On Food Made With 'Fracking Water'

August 19, 2015 | Chris Nichols

A lawmaker says he wants consumers to know what kind of water is used on their food

$Oil well in Oildale, CA in Kern County. About 95% of reported hydraulic fractures in California were in the San Joaquin Valley, nearly all in four oil fields in Kern County.$

Independent Scientific Study on California Fracking Released

January 14, 2015 | Amy Quinton

The oil extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing is much different in California than in other states. That’s the finding of the first independent scientific assessment required under the state’s new fracking regulations.

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