Los Angeles set to ban oil drilling in city

Los Angeles (AFP) Jan 27, 2022

Los Angeles looks set to ban oil drilling in the city after councillors voted Wednesday to stop the construction of new wells and wind down those already operating. While Hollywood, palm trees and sunny skies may be the popular image of the second biggest city in the United States, the metropolis is also the largest urban oil field in the country. Thousands of active wells sit in densel