October 1, 2020 – Climate & Justice Advocates Demand More from Governor to Phase Out Oil Drilling SACRAMENTO, CA — Today, CA Governor Gavin Newsom announced an Executive […] READ MORE →

September 2, 2020 – After a 14-hour final hearing on the Ventura County General Plan yesterday, the Board of Supervisors took historic steps to protect vulnerable frontline communities by establishing buffer zones separating oil wells from homes and schools. READ MORE →

August 14, 2020 – Innovative Policy in L.A. County Could Ignite Just TransitionWhile Protecting Residents From a Legacy of Toxic Emissions. READ MORE →

July 8, 2020 – The Newsom administration issued 12 new fracking permits to Chevron in the Lost Hills oilfield of Kern County just as Californians headed into the Fourth of July weekend. READ MORE →

June 12, 2020 – State Regulators Quietly Issue Fracking Permits Under Cover of COVID-19 Just Before Deadline for Community Input on Public Health Rulemaking READ MORE →

June 3, 2020 – We stand in solidarity with protesters and communities with the Black Lives Matter movement and the Movement for Black Lives. READ MORE →

April 3, 2020 – The California Geologic Energy Management Division (Cal-GEM) issued at least 24 hydraulic fracturing (fracking) permits to Aera Energy, a Kern County based oil operator. READ MORE →

February 19, 2020 – Groups with Last Chance Alliance held a rally outside Governor Newsom’s State of the State address to highlight the environmental and public health threats posed by California’s oil industry. READ MORE →

February 7, 2020 – After four months of iconic protests to demand leaders act to address the climate crisis in Washington D.C Jane Fonda, Greenpeace USA, Last Chance Alliance, Joaquin Phoenix, and others have brought Fire Drill Fridays to California. READ MORE →

January 28, 2020 – SACRAMENTO—Yesterday, the California State Assembly held an oversight hearing to consider the sustainability and safety of California's oil extraction industry in light of massive spills at Chevron's Cymric oil field in Kern County over the last few years. READ MORE →