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Gavin Newsom to 'Halt Issuance of Fracking Permits by 2024' Because 'Climate Crisis Is Real'

Wendell Husebo 1 min read ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday California will “end oil extraction as part of a nation-leading effort to achieve carbon neutrality.” As a result, the statement said, the “Action will halt issuance of fracking permits by 2024.” The Governor also requested the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to “analyze pathways to phase out oil extraction across the state by no later than 2045” in accordance with California’s “multi-year program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California.” Governor Newsom commented: The climate crisis is real, and we continue to see the signs every day. As we move to swiftly decarbonize our transportation sector and create a healthier future for our children, I’ve made it clear I don’t see a role for fracking in that future and, similarly, believe that California needs to move beyond oil. Breitbart News’s Joel B. Pollak wrote Friday the order bows “to pressure from environmental groups who are opposed to fossil fuel development.” Fracking, however, “is a process in which fluid is injected deep into the rock formations to shake loose oil and gas from deposits that are typically harder to reach using traditional drilling,” Pollak continued. “It has helped the U.S. become the world’s

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SCOTUS: California Must Allow In-Home Religious Gatherings

Katherine Rodriguez 2 min read ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision late Friday that California must lift its coronavirus pandemic restrictions on in-home religious gatherings and prayer meetings. The petitioners are a pastor and group of worshipers who hold services in their home because of coronavirus restrictions. They asked for an injunction reversing the lower federal courts and blocking California Gov. Gavin Newsom while this case is on appeal. Earlier in 2020, faith leaders protested Newsom’s lockdowns on indoor worship. Later in the year, Newsom ignored a Supreme Court order and doubled down on his lockdowns regarding indoor religious gatherings. The lower courts, including the Ninth Circuit, ruled against these home-church worshipers. According to the court majority, this is “the fifth time the Court has summarily rejected the Ninth Circuit’s analysis of California’s coronavirus restrictions on religious exercise.” In an order from the court, the five conservative justices on the court voted to grant the injunction. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the three liberals on the court to deny the injunction sought by the church. In this opinion, no single justice is credited as the author, so it is a per curiam opinion. The court majority explained its ruling under

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