Living Near Drilling Is Deadly. Why Don’t California Lawmakers Care?
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California famously prides itself on environmental leadership — but what about when its lawmakers overlook problems in their own constituents’ backyards? It’s still legal to drill for oil there right next to schools and hospitals — despite well documented health risks to anyone nearby.