Oil

In a debate where the business environment received many more mentions than the actual environment, a majority of candidates pledged to support more drilling in the state.

Environmental groups declare this legislature the worst in recent memory

The post Last Minute Bill Would Allow Thousands of New Oil Wells Annually in Kern County appeared first on Streetsblog California.

To date, Villaraigosa's current campaign has accepted just over $175,000 from the oil and gas industry. His opponents have pledged not accept oil money.

The post Villaraigosa Pivots to Slamming High Gas Prices in Bid to Break Out of Gubernatorial Pack appeared first on Streetsblog California.

The legislation, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener (D-SF) would have been the first of its kind in the country.

The post Senate Committee Rejects Legislation Allowing Lawsuits Against Oil and Gas Companies for Climate Disasters appeared first on Streetsblog California.

In Chevron's absence, California can pursue sustainability goals--locally and globally--even more enthusiastically. It can speed the adoption of electric vehicles and renewable energy (which, on a good day, sometimes accounts for more than 100% of the state's energy).

The post Good Riddance to Chevron appeared first on Streetsblog California.

Three new laws will help protect people living near oil and gas facilities, and one overrides a court decision blocking local control over gas wells.

The post Governor Newsom Signs Three Bills Restricting Oil and Gas Wells Near People appeared first on Streetsblog California.

“They’d discuss budgets, billions and billions of dollars — and it’s obvious who their interests are,” she says. “I was there every month and never once did I hear them say, ‘People who are living in their grandma’s home, that’s their inheritance — [we want to make sure they] are being paid equally as all the big businesses downtown.’”

Our transportation system is anything but resilient.

This time in Eastern Contra Costa, with plans to build a new highway, State Route 239.