ACTIVISTS SUE OVER OIL DRILLING RULE

ACTIVISTS SUE OVER OIL DRILLING RULE

Activists are asking a judge to overturn a Kern County ordinance that makes getting an oil drilling permit easier.

The 2015 measure gives all projects the same environmental impact review, but the suit wants the county to use state rules and review each project separately.

Arguments will wrap up in a Bakersfield courtroom on Wednesday.

Kelli Forsch