The legislation Newsom planned to sign Tuesday extends a winning streak for the governor against oil companies, long one of most formidable lobbying powers in California’s state capital.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to buy massive amounts of renewable energy to help keep the lights on. The idea is to use ...

The backers of Measure Z continued to fight for the restrictions on new drilling after Monterey County settled with the oil ...

“When you take on Big Oil, they usually roll you ... Instead, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to let the California Energy Commission decide whether to penalize oil companies for price gouging. But the ...

A California law banning new oil wells near homes and schools, passed last year, has yet to take effect after the oil industry helped ... and another that would have made oil companies liable for the ...

California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state's emissions ...

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Advocates want to hold oil companies liable for health and climate impacts. Companies count on support from legislators, ...

A California legislative committee has blocked a bill that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. It's among dozens of bills that did ...

But oil and gas companies — or “Big Oil,” as the governor calls them — argue that the limits are not based in science and will only force California to import oil ... “we're going to have to take ...

Filmus added that these three companies will be added to the other eight oil companies that were sanctioned for the same issue between 2011 and 2015.

A California legislative committee has blocked a bill that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. It's among dozens of bills that did ...