Council adopts item after wide public comment urging action on oilfield maintenance and acid work

Los Angeles City Council members voted to adopt Item 7 following an extended public-comment period in which dozens of residents, environmental advocates and faith leaders urged immediate action to limit acid well maintenance and other oilfield work near neighborhoods.

Speakers said recent acid maintenance projects have exposed nearby residents, schools and workplaces to hazardous emissions and called on Councilmember Nazarian to put a motion on the Environment and Energy Committee agenda to reinstate or replace the ordinance they said had protected residents in 2022 and that was removed in 2024. "Our communities cannot wait any longer for public health and safety to be prioritized over operations of acid maintenance," said Camille, who identified herself as an environmental-justice researcher.

Why it matters: Commenters described health impacts they attribute to acid work — including headaches and worsened respiratory conditions — and warned the work disproportionately affects low-income communities…