Protecting California's water, health and environment from dangerous oil and gas production activities, including fracking, acidizing, and toxic wastewater disposal.
Underground Injection: Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal and Enhanced Recovery
The majority of oil and gas wastewater in California is injected underground putting our aquifers at risk.
Still in the Pits: Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal in California
The disposal of oil and gas wastewater into open and unlined pits puts drinking water at risk, pollutes the air and harms health. California regulators have allowed hundreds of unregulated pits to operate with little oversight. It's time to get California out of the pits and end this disposal method.
Californians At Risk: An Analysis of Health Threats from Oil and Gas Pollution in Two Communities
To understand the impacts of oil and gas development on California communities Clean Water Action and our allies at Earthworks studied health and air contaminants in two communities in the heart of oil country - Lost Hills in Kern County, and Upper Ojai in Ventura County.
Oil and Gas Wastewater in California
California oil companies produce more than 130 billion gallons of wastewater every year, threatening the state's water quality and environmental health.
