Oil Expansion Plans in L.A. Rile Residents

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Fri, 08/22/2008 - 10:31am

Oil fields aren't new in Los Angeles. But with the price of crude beyond $100 a barrel, it is cost-effective to start drilling there again, in both old and new wells.

And that has made some residents very unhappy. Last year, Los Angeles County had 3,400 wells in operation.

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