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https://apnews.com/article/california-oil-gas-wells-ban- d163a0eadc7d1f00090da482079b0be1

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jane Fonda joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom and environmental advocates in Los Angeles on Friday to launch a campaign to keep a 2022 law banning new oil and gas
wells near homes, schools and hospitals.

The law bans new wells within 3,200 feet (975 meters) of certain community sites, and proponents say it will protect residents from the health
impacts of pollution. It hasn't taken effect after the oil industry
qualified a referendum to ask voters to overturn it in November.

At a Los Angeles park with an oil pump jack in the background behind him, Newsom said keeping the law is a key part of advancing the state's climate goals.

“Big Oil is the polluting heart of this climate crisis,” Newsom said.
“Thank you for being here today, tomorrow, and thank you for being there
on Election Day, when we send a powerful message — not just here in the
state of California, but heard all across the United States.”

Newsom is backing a lawsuit claiming oil and gas companies deceived the
public about the risks of fossil fuels. It's part of his efforts to
fortify California's status as a climate leader as the state transitions
away from fossil-fuel powered cars, trucks and trains.

The California Independent Petroleum Association, which is pushing for
voters to overturn the law, is concerned about how it will impact the oil
and gas industry, which generates large amounts of state and local tax
revenue.

Newsom signed a law last year that was inspired in part by oil industry tactics, which have come under scrutiny, to collect enough signatures to
get the referendum on the ballot. The law requires top funders pushing a referendum proposal to overturn a law to be listed on voter information
guides released by the state. It also requires a referendum on the ballot
to ask voters to “keep the law” or “overturn the law,” a departure from
asking them to vote “yes” to keep the law or “no” to block it.

Lawmakers introduced a bill last year that would have made oil companies
pay up to $1 million to people with cancer or other health problems
associated with a well, but it was blocked by the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Nalleli Cobo, an environmental activist who grew up near an oil well in
Los Angeles, said she started experiencing nosebleeds, heart palpitations
and headaches as a child and was diagnosed with reproductive cancer at age
19. She has since worked to fight against the health impacts of the oil industry and wants voters to keep the law limiting the location of new oil
and gas wells.

“The oil industry has no place in our backyards, in our democracy or in
our future,” she said.


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