• The city of Los Angeles voted to ban oil drilling
• Oil production was once one of the biggest industries in southern California, fueling the growth of Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century
• The vote has been welcomed by environmental activists and criticized by the oil industry

The city of Los Angeles voted to ban oil drilling in what many see as a historic decision.

The L.A. Times wrote that the city council voted unanimously to suspend oil drilling in California’s biggest city, which has also been the city with the highest concentration of urban oil wells, per Grist.

Oil production was once one of the biggest industries in southern California, fueling the growth of Los Angeles in the first half of the 20th century. Although things have changed significantly since then, L.A. wells are still producing, with the total number of producing and idle wells in the city at more than 1,000.

As expected, the vote has been welcomed by environmental activists and criticized by the oil industry…read more.