Planning Commission Rejects Trio Oil Wells
Salinas >> With Measure Z and last month’s court ruling as a backdrop, the Planning Commission on Wednesday finalized its denial of a Trio Petroleum bid for four oil and gas exploration wells in southern…
Supervisors Approve Trio Oil Wells
Salinas >> With a controversial remote San Benito County solar farm project as an unlikely backdrop, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday granted an appeal by Trio Petroleum of the county Planning Commission’s denial four…
Judge Issues Measure Z Decision
Measure Z scored a victory in court—for now, at least—but also suffered two major losses. The measure, a ballot initiative Monterey County voters approved in the November 2016 election, would have banned fracking, wastewater injection…