The Sierra Club and several other environmentalist organizations are suing Kern County in California for approving a revised ordinance that will allow for the drilling of several thousand new oil wells, the Associated Press reports . The plaintiffs asked the court to order the county leadership to set aside the revised ordinance and ban them from approving new drilling permits. The revision of the ordinance was prompted by an appeals court ruling that found its older version, from 2015, was in violation of the California Environmental Quality Act because it failed to fully disclose and evaluate potential damage resulting from drilling operations. The Kern County leadership made 87 revisions, according to Kern County Planning Director Lorelei Oviatt. Following the revisions, the County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the ordinance, which would fast-track new oil and gas drilling over the next 15 years, the AP reported . The […]