From: LA Times
A decade ago, Los Angeles city
planners gave an energy company permission to drill up to 540 wells and
produce up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day on a Wilmington site next door
to a youth baseball field and blocks of homes.
The next few years were, in the words of one neighbor, "a living hell." People living nearby complained of foul odors, gas flaring, oily dust, round-the-clock noise, diesel truck traffic and foundation-damaging vibrations. They said the fumes made them nauseous, gave them headaches and itchy eyes.
In response, the regional air quality board issued orders to stop the flaring violations. The planning department imposed some new conditions — and reiterated its support of the drilling. MORE
The next few years were, in the words of one neighbor, "a living hell." People living nearby complained of foul odors, gas flaring, oily dust, round-the-clock noise, diesel truck traffic and foundation-damaging vibrations. They said the fumes made them nauseous, gave them headaches and itchy eyes.
In response, the regional air quality board issued orders to stop the flaring violations. The planning department imposed some new conditions — and reiterated its support of the drilling. MORE
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