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California oil towns struggle under strict drilling regulations
WILL TAFT BECOME OBSOLETE? Taft, one of the few remaining towns in the US that exists exclusively because of nearby oil reserves, is situated in Kern County – a major petroleum and natural gas production region responsible for about 70 per cent of …