Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting ...

Despite considerable support, California’s so-called Climate Superfund bills keep stalling in Sacramento amid fierce lobbying and industry pressure. New York and Vermont passed their own versions of ...

There’s been deep irony in Sacramento this summer, as some normally environmentally oriented state senators deep-sixed what could have been the year’s most important potential new environmental law.

INDUSTRY THE PAST FEW YEARS, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS CONSIDERING NEW AND SOME MIGHT SAY, SURPRISING ACTION TO KEEP THE COMPANIES OPERATING IN CALIFORNIA. THE STATE FACES THE THREAT OF HIGHER GAS ...

Legislation aimed at boosting in-state oil production is one of a slew of energy-related bills introduced Wednesday, as lawmakers in Sacramento race to pass legislation before the 2025 session comes ...

California Resources Corporation, which is set to take over rival oil driller Berry Corp, stands to benefit from state legislation that would make it easier to drill. California Resources announced a ...

Following 25 years of what oil and gas executives categorize as hostility to the industry, the state is now making a play to keep those companies from leaving. Concerned with the exodus of oil and gas ...

In September 2024, Bonta sued Exxon Mobil , the largest U.S. oil producer, for what he alleged was a decades-long campaign to deceive consumers about the recyclability of plastic products and cover up ...

California lawmakers have for years vowed to hold fossil fuel companies liable for damages caused by their emissions, including worsening wildfires and floods and mounting costs of climate recovery ...