California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said the state will stop issuing hydraulic fracking permits by 2024 to end oil extraction activities, as part of the state's push to combat climate change and achieve carbon neutrality.
Newsom’s order, issued April 23, directs the state Dept. of Conservation’s Geologic Energy Management Division to start rulemaking on the permitting change and asks that the California Air Resources Board research ways to phase out all oil extraction statewide by 2045.