Politics
Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday’s debate that the Biden-Harris administration warned the U.S. ‘cannot over rely on foreign oil.’
Sept. 13, 2024
California
The ruling invalidated a law spearheaded by environmental justice activists that barred new oil and gas extraction and required that all existing operations stop production within 20 years.
Sept. 11, 2024
Business
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to pull within 3% of its record set in July. It flipped through the day, but the moves were nothing like its careens since the summer.
Sept. 10, 2024
World & Nation
Iran-backed Houthi rebels set off explosions on a Red Sea vessel carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil.
Aug. 30, 2024
A root blockage caused about 6,700 gallons of untreated sewage to enter a storm drain in Pacific Palisades at Will Rogers State Beach, but the spill did not contaminate ocean waters.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ultimatum is intended to counter the pressure oil interests are putting on lawmakers to reject his proposal that could require petroleum refiners to maintain a stable inventory.
Aug. 28, 2024
The unusual move pushes the Legislature into overtime to address energy affordability just as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 5 election.
Sept. 1, 2024
Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park.
Opinion
California lawmakers should reject the Newsom administration’s proposal for a more than four-year delay to provisions of the state’s landmark law to protect people from neighborhood oil drilling.
Aug. 21, 2024
Los Angeles has agreed to spend at least $20.8 million on improvements to the Hyperion sewage plant after a massive spill of untreated wastewater in 2021.
Aug. 20, 2024