On March 8, Kern County, which houses California’s prime oil patch, approved an ordinance that would fast-track drilling of thousands of new oil and gas wells in the county over the next 15 years. The ordinance creates a blanket environmental impact report to approve as many as 2,700 new wells a year and eliminate future environmental reviews and public participation. Environmental and local community groups are challenging the decision in court.

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Terra Verde is joined by Cinthya Ammerman, a doctoral student in the Department of Native American Studies at UC Davis who is researching and writing on the contemporary and historical ties between the hemispheric twins of Chile and California.

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