Editing Oxnard, California (section)

===Environmental issues===
Oxnard has more coastal [[List of power stations in California|power plants]] than any other city in California, with three [[fossil-fuel power plant]]s providing energy for cities in both Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.<ref>{{cite news|title=Not One More Power Plant on Oxnard's Coast| url=http://caleja.org/2015/07/not-one-more-power-plant-on-oxnards-coast/|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=caleja.org|publisher=California Environmental Justice Alliance}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Proposed Puente Power Plant in Oxnard|url=http://www.environmentaldefensecenter.org/programs_post_type/climate-energy/proposed-puente-power-plant-in-oxnard/|website=www.environmentaldefensecenter.org|publisher=» Environmental Defense Center|access-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref> The [[California Environmental Protection Agency]] (CalEPA) has identified Oxnard as a city excessively burdened by multiple sources of pollution.<ref name="puente1">{{cite web|title=California Energy Commission Informational Hearing for the proposed "Puente" Energy Facility Application|url=http://docketpublic.energy.ca.gov/PublicDocuments/15-AFC-01/TN205905_20150828T140956_Senator_HannahBeth_Jackson_Comments_on_the_CEC_Informational_He.pdf|website=California Energy Commission|publisher=State of California|access-date=May 24, 2016}}</ref> Two of the power plants use ocean water cooling.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Battery storage project slated near Oxnard will be among the nation's biggest|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2020/05/15/battery-storage-project-oxnard-ventura-energy-storage-tesla-strata-solar/3110101001/|last=Leung|first=Wendy|website=Ventura County Star|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-09-24/california-may-keep-open-gas-plants-that-hurt-marine-life|title=California could face power shortages if these gas plants shut down, officials say|last=Roth|first=Sammy|date=September 24, 2019|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US|access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> The [[California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment|Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment]] (OEHHA) has categorized much of Oxnard in the top 10 percent of ZIP codes most negatively impacted by pollution in the state.<ref name="puente1" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Morales|first1=Maricela|title=Not one more power plant in Oxnard|url=https://causenow.org/article/not-one-more-power-plant-oxnard|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=causenow.org|publisher=CAUSE|date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922181456/https://causenow.org/article/not-one-more-power-plant-oxnard|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2015, the Oxnard City Council unanimously voted to extend the city moratorium on power plant construction. This moratorium extension occurred due to NRG/Southern California Edison's proposal, also called the Puente Power Project,<ref name="puente1"/> to construct a new fossil-fuel power plant. The following day, an NRG representative stated their case to replace the old power generation plant at [[Mandalay State Beach|Mandalay Beach]] with a new, hi-tech, much cleaner, and more efficient plant.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=George|title=Oxnard extends power plant moratorium another year; NRG states its case on KADYTV|url=http://citizensjournal.us/oxnard-extends-power-plant-moratorium-another-year-nrg-states-its-case-on-kadytv/|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=Citizens Journal|date=May 22, 2015}}</ref>

[[Pesticides]] are used in the agricultural fields surrounding Oxnard, as the area is one of the nation's leading [[strawberry]] producers, with agriculture being one of the top contributors to Oxnard's economy. Strawberries depend on large applications of fumigants containing pesticides. The Center for Health Journalism reported four ZIP codes with the highest pesticide use in the state clustered around Oxnard.<ref name="center">{{cite news|last1=Gross|first1=Liza|title=How Data Reporting Can Help You Find New Angles On Oft-told Tales |url=http://www.centerforhealthjournalism.org/resources/lessons/how-data-reporting-can-help-you-find-new-angles-oft-told-tales|access-date=May 24, 2016|work=Center for Health Journalism}}</ref>