Did you know?

• California is the nation’s 7th largest oil-producing state.

• Oil extraction releases high, dangerous amounts of air pollution that have been connected to the cause of severe headaches, childhood leukemia, asthma symptoms, birth defects, and cardiac problems. 

• 92 percent of people living near fracking sites in California are Black, Indigenous, and people of color. 

• Communities across California are usually prevented from knowing what chemicals are being pumped by fracking companies in their neighborhoods.

• Climate change, predominantly fueled by burning fossil fuels, has resulted in unprecedented natural disasters, devastating storms, historic droughts, wildfires, and extreme heat.

• In the United States, plastic is primarily made from ethane​, a byproduct of natural gas fracking. The U.S. uses a significant amount of oil to produce plastic, including about 12 million barrels of oil for plastic bags and 17 million barrels of oil for plastic water bottles each year. 

- Youth v. Oil