April 28, 2021 – Phasing out California oil and gas production in service of Sacramento’s goal of statewide carbon neutrality by 2045 will require difficult health and economic tradeoffs impacting Kern more than anywhere else in the state, according to a new report intended to help policymakers navigate the transition. Read More →

April 20, 2021 – After years of watching their standing erode in energy-producing states, Democrats under President Joe Biden have accepted the challenge that’s vexed them for a decade: convincing fossil fuel workers that they will still be okay even if their current jobs evaporate as the nation embraces a climate change-friendly economy. Read More →

– If there’s one thing to understand this Earth Day about California’s role in confronting the climate crisis, it’s this: Just because the state considers itself a global leader doesn’t mean it’s doing nearly enough. Read More →

April 19, 2021 – The era of California’s big climate ambitions is over, even as California’s megadroughts and wildfires worsen. Read More →

April 15, 2021 – A bill that would have outlawed fracking and dramatically curtailed oil and gas drilling in California died Tuesday, during its very first committee hearing. Read More →

April 14, 2021 – As the latest evidence of extended drought and extreme wildfire danger confirms, California’s climate is changing quickly. Its policy on burning planet-warming fuels — not so much. Read More →

April 8, 2021 – A pipeline leaked more than 1,600 gallons of oil this week in the Inglewood Oil Field near Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area when a valve was left open. Read More →

April 7, 2021 – The sludgy geyser of gas, water and mud startled residents of Marina del Rey. Read More →

April 4, 2021 – California’s billion-dollar oil industry has so far largely remained on the sidelines during the campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read More →

March 31, 2021 – Unlike other oil-producing states, much of the drilling in California takes place in residential neighborhoods, often in Spanish-speaking communities. Despite mounting complaints about pollution from the wells, the state has failed to take action to address this public health problem. Read More →