Yet, today, state officials are threatening legal action after the Trump administration opened 1.2 million acres of federal land to drilling after a six-year moratorium. Gavin Newsom said he would impose a moratorium on new high-pressure steam injection wells and review of all fracking permit applications. "Natural gas is the backbone of the generation sector in California," said Christopher Guith, of the U.S. Chamber's Global Energy Institute. They should be thanking the Trump Administration for providing additional sources of gas that will help them run their economy." A FracTracker website maps where new oil and gas wells are approved in California.

Source: Fox News December 13, 2019 18:00 UTC