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Mindock, C. (2023, January 26). Oil companies ask SCOTUS to review court’s injunction on California offshore fracking. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/oil-companies-ask-scotus-review-courts-injunction-california-offshore-fracking-2023-01-26/
Oil companies such as ExxonMobil, The American Petroleum institute and refinery in california ask the supreme court to review a decision that effectively banned offshore fracking in california. These companies were shot down due to the damage fracking can cause to sea life as 10 different chemicals that are waste from fracking can kill marine animals.
This article shows how oil companies are trying to push back the progress made towards clean energy in california. My response to this article was that I am glad to live in a place where lawmakers are swift in their denial of something that would harm the environment. Kristen Monsell said, ”Fracking is dangerous to whales, sea otters, and other marine wildlife, and this dirty, harmful technique has no place in our ocean.”
I agree that we are very fortunate to have lawmakers who put the environment over the wants of oil companies. The health of our environment is worth more than any amount of money these companies are trying to make, and fracking is a cruel practice.