November 1, 2024 – The groups have spent tens of millions on influence activities and advertising A decade ago, the anti-fracking movement expanded across California communities as advocates […] READ MORE →

July 18, 2023 – Earlier this year, Larry Saldana arrived home to his organic farm in Kern County to find puddles of oil on the ground and splashes […] READ MORE →

June 8, 2023 – At a meeting with community leaders on May 31, regulators disclosed that recent inspections found that 27 oil wells in the Kern County communities […] READ MORE →

June 2, 2022 – Today, 78 environmental justice, climate, consumer, and public health groups sent the following letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of his staff. A […] READ MORE →

April 22, 2022 – By: Maricruz Ramirez, Community Organizer with Center on Race, Poverty and the Environment There has been no more urgent period in history for humans […] READ MORE →

October 28, 2021 – Join us in thanking Gov. Newsom for his move on health and safety setbacks and tell him you support a strong final rule and a future beyond fossil fuels. READ MORE →

October 21, 2021 – Gov. Newsom announced that California’s oil regulator, California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) has released its draft health and safety rule recommending a mandated […] READ MORE →

August 13, 2021 – Sacramento, CA—Today, climate and public health experts joined community members who have been most impacted by California’s climate crisis to highlight the role in-state […] READ MORE →

July 9, 2021 – CA Oil Regulator Denies 21 Fracking Permits But Leaves Frontline Communities Waiting on Health & Safety Protections    Today, CA’s oil regulator CalGEM announced […] READ MORE →

January 8, 2021 – Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom released his 2021 state budget, which fails to directly address the extraction and production of in-state fossil fuels, despite the climate and health threats posed to communities living near pollution sites during this pandemic. READ MORE →