California voters to weigh in on banning new oil and gas wells near communities

A California law banning the installation of new oil and gas wells near homes, schools, and other community facilities has been put on hold as voters will get a chance to vote on the measure through a referendum next year. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced Friday that opponents of Senate Bill 1137 gathered more than 623,000 valid voter signatures and met the threshold to put the measure on the ballot as a referendum for next year's general election on November 5, 2024. Voters will then weigh in on...