California moves to ban fracking permits in state by January 2024

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed state regulators to banpermitting for fracking for oil and natural gas wells by January 2024 tohelp the state achieve its required greenhouse gas emission goals.Additionally, Newsom requested the California Air ResourcesBoard to phase completely out oil and gas extraction across the stateby no later than 2045. The announcement by the governor’s officewas made April 23.