After their false narrative was undone by facts, CFROG accused USGS and the State Water Board of “gross misrepresentation at best, an outright lie at worst.”

CFROG and Food & Water Watch have made a litany of false claims in support of unprecedented zoning amendments recently passed by the Board of Supervisors.

Despite the claims of activists and their allies in public office, studies have failed to support a rationale for 2,500-foot setbacks or a ban on hydraulic fracturing.

As activists clamor for an expansion of oil and gas setback regulations statewide, they ignore government studies that disprove their false narratives on health impacts.

By repeating the false claims on water safety, Carmen Ramirez is misleading the public and willfully ignoring the many safeguards in place to protect aquifers.

A new report from the City of Los Angeles affirms the lack of evidence correlating oil and gas operations to negative health impacts, refuting once and for all the persistent claims of activist groups.

In April, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors passed emergency ordinances based on false and unproven claims of water contamination in the Fox Canyon aquifer. So why isn’t anyone investigating?

Much like radical activists, Rep. Ro Khanna pushed rhetorical illusion while providing zero evidence for false and unproven claims.

Critics point to jurisdictions outside California when pressing for setbacks but their arguments fail to account for key differences in regulations and production techniques.