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Orange County supervisors split on opposing new offshore oil leases; resolution fails to pass
Summary
Vice Chair Foley moved a resolution opposing the federal administration's plan to open new offshore oil leases in California; supervisors were sharply divided on economic and environmental grounds. The roll call produced two 'yes' votes and an abstention, so the measure did not carry.
Vice Chair Foley introduced a resolution asking the board to oppose a federal plan to expand offshore oil leases off the California coast and to submit public comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
Foley said the county's coastal economy and tourism rely on clean beaches and noted the April 2021 pipeline leak that affected Huntington Beach. "The expansion of new offshore oil drilling leases is unnecessary. It's reckless. It endangers our coastal economy," Foley said.
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