Water contributor: Hollin Kretzmann Hollin Kretzmann is a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute. https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/contributor/hollin-kretzmann/rss en California Water Officials Must Stop Putting Oil Industry Over Water Economics Environment & Wildlife Law & Policy Management & Supply Toxic Taps Thu, 25 Oct 2018 08:00:00 +0000 Hollin Kretzmann https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/10/25/california-water-officials-must-stop-putting-oil-industry-over-water https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2018/10/25/california-water-officials-must-stop-putting-oil-industry-over-water State regulators have allowed the oil industry to dump waste fluid in unlined pits for decades. Even amid proof that this practice has polluted groundwater, officials continue to grant the industry a pass on cleanup requirements.