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California oil and gas regulators announced today a series of initiatives aimed at better protecting public health and the environment, including more scrutiny of permitting for some extraction techniques and a moratorium on another called cyclic steam extraction. “These are necessary steps to strengthen oversight of oil and gas extraction as we phase out our dependence on fossil fuels and focus on clean energy sources,” wrote Governor Gavin Newsom in a press release. “This transition cannot happen overnight; it must advance in a deliberate way to protect people, our environment, and our economy.” Officials with the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) announced they’re prohibiting new permits for an oil extraction technique known as cyclic steam injection, which involves forcing high-pressure steam underground in order to loosen hard-to-extract oil. “During the moratorium, regulators will consult with experts to examine records from recent leaks of oil and water,
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