Los Angeles County filed an environmental lawsuit against oil and gas well operators to compel them to address what lawyers called dangers to human health and the environment.

Los Angeles County filed an environmental lawsuit Wednesday against oil and gas well operators to compel them to address what lawyers called dangers to human health and the environment caused by ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A. County is suing four oil companies for allegedly failing to plug at least 227 idle wells in the Inglewood Oil ...

Four oil and gas companies that develop heavy oil from the Inglewood oil field were sued Wednesday after being accused of failing to address health and environmental concerns for those who live in the ...

2:47 p.m. Dec. 12, 2025: An earlier version of this article said California law defines “exhausted wells” as those that have yielded an average daily production of two barrels of oil or less. This ...