# Los Angeles bans new oil wells and orders existing ones phased out

https://mins.news/en/item/120275

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-29 07:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-28/los-angeles-bans-new-oil-wells-orders-phaseout-of-existing-ones?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae2ef0127f3420001c8db06

> Los Angeles voted to prohibit new oil and gas drilling and gradually phase out existing wells, making it the largest US city to move toward ending extraction within its borders.