The Obama administration's offshore regulators ruled Friday that fracking has no significant environmental effect off the California coastline.
The finding could open up debate to expand drilling off the coast using the drilling techniques that many environmental groups want to see banned across the nation.
The finding was made Friday by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
"The comprehensive analysis shows that these practices, conducted according to permit requirements, have minimal impact," said Abigail Ross Hopper, director of the ocean energy bureau.
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