Clarification: California-Oil Well Moratorium story
Posted November 20, 2019 6:00 am
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - In a story Nov. 19 about California Gov. Gavin Newsom issuing a moratorium on permits for wells using high-pressure steam to extract oil, The Associated Press reported that a Chevron well suffered a massive leak, while others that use that method have not had spills. The story should have made clear some wells not owned by Chevron also have had spills.
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