Feds open door again to fracking off California Coast

Following what environmental groups say was a flawed impacts study, the Federal government has paved the way for fracking to resume in ocean waters off the coast of California. 

A fracking moratorium had been in place following a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) but on May 27 the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a finding of "no significant impact" from enhancing extraction methods - including hydraulic fracturing - fracking - from platforms off the California coast. 

HERE is the information on the BOEM website. 

​In response to that finding CBD issued a statement saying a suit is likely. 

Ventura County residents and organizations recently protested outside of the Camarillo offices of the BOEM to oppose fracking in California's ocean waters. 

Blake Kopcho with Center for Biological Diversity speaks to protesters outside BOEM offices in Camarillo. PHOTO by CFROG