Oil drilling approved in Central California, including in Fresno, Merced, Madera counties
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved two decisions that open 683,100 acres of federal mineral estate across Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Joaquin counties to oil and gas leasing, and allow the oil and gas leasing ...

