LOS ANGELES — An oil company with a drilling operation in the Wilmington neighborhood filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Los Angeles over its a sweeping new law that will phase out oil production.
The lawsuit by Warren Resources, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, says the city failed to do a required environmental study of the effects of stopping oil extraction.
The city's ban will lead to more oil imports, causing increased emissions from trucks and oil tankers that arrive to the L.A. area, according to the lawsuit. The suit also questions the city's analysis of the health impacts of conducting plugging and abandonment operations.
