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On November 5, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion for summary judgment that sought to declare SB 253 and SB 261 (the “California Climate Laws”) invalid on their face under the First Amendment for compelling political speech.
V&E Climate Change Update
On October 14, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into effect ABX2-1, which was developed and passed in a special legislative session.
V&E Antitrust Update
On February 3, 2023, the California Secretary of State certified a referendum challenging Senate Bill 1137 (“SB 1137”), which institutes a 3,200-foot setback for new oil and gas operations and includes new requirements for operators of existing oil and gas production facilities.
On Friday, December 2, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to ban all oil and gas drilling within the city and to phase out existing extraction over the next 20 years.
On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, the Los Angeles City Council took a significant step towards banning new oil and gas extraction in Los Angeles, and phasing out production from existing wells. By unanimously voting to adopt a series of recommendations contained in a Budget and Finance Committee Report, the City Council has initiated a process that will likely culminate in the decommissioning of over 5,200 wells.