Oil-drilling project under Whittier nature preserve rankles opponents
Saturday, August 17, 2013 - 01:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
City and conservation group agree to allow controversial oil-drilling project. Royalties will help pay for preservation elsewhere.The city of Whittier and a conservation group have reached an agreement to allow a controversial oil-drilling project under a nature preserve, a proposal that immediately drew fire from opponents.