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.
“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 ...
The backers of Measure Z continued to fight for the restrictions on new drilling after Monterey County settled with the oil ...
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 ...
As ProPublica reported last year, the major oil companies that long dominated in California and have the deep pockets necessary to pay for environmental cleanup are selling their wells and leaving ...
(AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state’s emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for ...
The issue of reliability has to be addressed," California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom says about his state's power grid, which ...
This week's newsletter also includes news on the climate and debt ceiling talks, mountain lion kittens and spotting ...
(AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state's emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for ...
The failure of shareholder climate resolutions designed to reduce pollution from the oil giants in the U.S. and Europe in the ...
Voters across party lines say people paid to gather signatures should be required to sign a statement that they've given ...
(AP) — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state's emissions targets, and another that would have made oil companies liable for ...
