E&B Oil Fined for Illegal Injection

California regulators slapped E&B Natural Resources with a $1.5 million fine for injecting wastewater into a broken well and violating health protection zones in the Poso Creek Oil Field — actions they say endangered freshwater sources, even though no contamination has been confirmed. This isn’t E&B’s first rodeo; since 2012, they’ve faced 17 enforcement actions, mostly over injection wells. The agency claims E&B knew about the violations as early as 2024 but didn’t report them until September 2025. E&B argues they needed to keep operations running and that their monitoring was justified due to public safety concerns — but they failed to comply with the order to stop injecting and fix reporting. An outside party spotted the illegal activity in May 2025, and the state cited over 100 additional violations after that. E&B has now filed for a rehearing, saying they’re cooperating — but the tug-of-war between business needs and environmental protection continues. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a42d4ee44234d762