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Politics● Low5d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 2:21 PM

LA communities kick out Big Oil

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from DW News [en] · North America

After years of advocacy from residents and legal battles with Big Oil, Los Angeles voted to ban drilling and phase out oil extraction in the city. It's the first city in the United States to kick the oil industry out.

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