California's ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and community facilities is on hold following an effort to bring the measure before voters as a referendum in 2024.
Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced Friday that opponents of Senate Bill 1137 gathered more than 623,000 valid voter signatures and met the threshold to put the measure on the ballot as a referendum for next year's general election on November 5, 2024. Voters will then weigh in on whether to approve or reject the measure.
An oil pumpjack operates in the Inglewood Oil Field on Jan. 28, 2022, in Los Angeles. - Californians will weigh in on 3,200 foot setbacks for new oil and gas wells through a referendum in 2024.Californians will weigh in on what will likely be a contentious debate between energy and environmental interests over the referendum.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 23: Oil pumpjacks stand in the Inglewood Oil Field on November 23, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. P Democrats and environmental justice advocates have touted SB 1137 as a way to combat air pollution in poor neighborhoods and communities of color, and have urged opposition to the referendum push.OILDALE, CA - JULY 7: Oil pumpjacks line the horizon along the Kern River in Chevron's Kern River Oil Field, the fifth-largest field in the United States, located just north and east of Bakersfield, is viewed on July 7, 2021, in Oildale, California.
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