The Westminster City Council Wednesday night approved an encroachment permit that would allow Signal Hill Petroleum to conduct seismic tests in a bid to find oil reserves, after nearly two years of negotiating over concerns that vibrations from the tests could damage aging city pipes.
Tag: fracking
Posted inEconomy, Housing & Homelessness, Transportation
9 Hot Debates to Watch This Week
Fullerton hosts a fracking forum, Anaheim considers publicizing the names of johns, Villa Park to discuss license plate surveillance cameras, Westminster tends to the homeless and more.
Posted inBrea, Government, Health & Wellness, Seal Beach, Top Stories, Yorba Linda
Activists Call for Fracking Ban in Orange County
Local residents and activists are calling for a local ban on fracking in North Orange County until the impacts are further studied.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories, Westminster
Pringle’s Lobbying for Oil Company Hits a Wall in Westminster
Despite push by former Anaheim mayor’s lobbying firm, Westminster officials refuse to permit an oil company’s underground tests for fear of damaging the city’s water infrastructure.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Is Fracking in Orange County’s Future?
Signal Hill Petroleum has been quietly obtaining permits to test for oil deposits in the central county, also the location of a huge drinking water aquifer.
