In the News | The Guardian ‘Kern runs on oil’: as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill March 12, 2021 TAGS: Gov. Newsom, Health + Safety, Oil Drilling in California Recent News Big Oil spends $17.1 million lobbying against climate policy in first Trump Administration Scoffs at Federal and California Law and Public CA oil permits skyrocket in 2026’s first quarter; majority are