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L.A. Says “Oil Drilling Has No Place Where We’re Living”

An oil pump jack operates in a landscape filled with large metal electricity transmission towers and low-lying shrubs.

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After more than a decade of activism by Angelenos and a years-long legal battle followed by new state legislation, the Los Angeles City Council has approved a plan to end oil drilling within city limits once and for all — making LA the largest city in the nation to do so. The City Council voted …

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