Amanda Millstein, MD is a primary care pediatrician in Richmond, CA and a co-founder of Climate Health Now.
Approving New Fracking Projects in the Middle of a Pandemic? Bad Idea.
Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), whose stated mission is to “prioritize protecting public health, safety, and the environment in its oversight of the oil, natural gas, and geothermal industries” paradoxically issued 24 new fracking permits on April 3rd, authorizing the first new oil wells using hydraulic fracking in California since July of last year.
April 30, 2020