Newsom Admin Heads To Trial With Whistleblower Who Claims He Was Ordered To Illegally Reject Drilling Permits: REPORTDemocratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration will reportedly head to trial April 1 with a whistleblower who claims he was ordered to illegally reject oil-well drilling permits.
Uduak-Joe Ntuk, the former head of the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), alleged that he was “forced and coerced to resign” from his position nine days after filing a complaint with the state on January 4, 2023, National Review reported.
Newsom’s administration allegedly demanded that Ntuk stop issuing new oil-well drilling permits “without statutory authority or regulations,” according to the former CalGEM head’s lawsuit filed in Sept. 2023, National Review reported.
Ntuk said he defied the order of Newsom’s administration to enforce S.B. 1137, which was placed on hold until an upcoming referendum vote in Nov. 2024. The law, signed by Newsom on Sept. 16, 2022, prevented new wells from being drilled within 3,200 feet of homes, schools and other “sensitive” locations, according to the outlet............
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