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X-WR-CALNAME:ESE Town Hall Meeting: New Restrictions On Oil and Gas Operati
 ons Within A “Health Protection Zone” Is It Necessary\, Who Benefits a
 nd Who Is Harmed?
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DESCRIPTION:Senate Bill 1137 was passed by the California Legislature in 20
 22. The bill prohibits the drilling of new wells\nand performing remedial 
 operations within a “Health Protection Zone” (“HPZ”) which is defi
 ned as 3\,200 feet\nfrom residences\, schools\, health facilities\, any bu
 ilding housing a business open to the public\, etc. It also\ncontains some
  new regulations regarding oil spills and emissions.There are some excepti
 ons where the public\nhealth and safety must be protected and in the case 
 that a Court has found that the prohibition against\ndrilling results in a
  “taking” of private property for which the aggrieved party is to rece
 ive compensation.\nCalifornia oil and gas operators complain that the legi
 slation was rushed to passage without consideration of\nmore sensible regu
 lations supported by science.They assert that the requirements in their pr
 esent form\nwould be too costly to comply with and force many operators to
  cease their operations. This would lead to\nincreases in California’s a
 lready high gasoline price and locally imported oil would have to be impor
 ted from\nforeign countries with lax environmental standards. Almost 1\,00
 0\,000 signatures were gathered on a petition\nto rescind Bill 1137 and th
 en it could be sent back to the legislature to craft more reasonable rules
  that make\nsense scientifically\, protect the public and allow operators 
 to produce oil without undue burdens. The\npetition will be on the Novembe
 r 2024 ballot and the public can decide the matter. The implementation of 
 the\nbill was to take place on January 1\, 2023\, but has been stayed pend
 ing the outcome of the ballot measure.\nSupporting the bill and opposition
  to the Referendum are several environmental and local groups who claim\nt
 hat leaks and emissions from oil and gas operations harm the health and we
 ll-being of persons living and\nworking adjacent to the oil fields. Such g
 roups include Earth Justice\, Greenpeace\, the Sierra Club and some\nrecen
 tly formed neighborhood citizens groups.\n\nThe California League of Women
  Voters is sponsoring this event to educate the public about the Referendu
 m\nmeasure and allow both sides to present their positions. The Event is p
 art of a Winter Quarter class\, Energy\n167/267\, Engineering Valuation an
 d Appraisal of Energy Assets. Students will assume the roles of the variou
 s\nstakeholders (public officials\, regulatory agencies\, oil company mana
 gement\, citizen groups\, environmental\ngroups\, local business owners an
 d residents\, to name a few) and will make a short presentation of their\n
 positions. A short question and answer period will follow. Members of the 
 Stanford Community and the public\nare invited to attend. The Event will b
 e videotaped and posted on the Department’s website.\n\nZoom Link:\n\nht
 tps://shorturl.at/nOPSV\n\nFor more information\, contact Professors Kiran
  Pande or Warren Kourt at\nese-department@lists.stanford.ed
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SUMMARY:ESE Town Hall Meeting: New Restrictions On Oil and Gas Operations W
 ithin A “Health Protection Zone” Is It Necessary\, Who Benefits and Wh
 o Is Harmed?
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