A new poll out of USC suggests potential voters in the November election overwhelmingly support lifting a stay on a 2022 law that would establish 3,200-foot buffer zones known as setbacks between petroleum operations and sensitive sites like homes and schools.
The survey conducted Jan 21-29 found 71% of respondents favored keeping the setbacks law, which is widely opposed by local oil producers, while 20% wanted to repeal it.
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