Oil
July, 2021
- California oil regulators delay health, safety rules again
- In big first, California’s oil and gas regulatory agency denies all 21 Aera Energy fracking permit applications
- State denies Valley fracking permits, citing health and climate concerns
- You can’t drink oil: 1.8 billion gallons of freshwater were used for fracking and drilling in CA since Fall 2018
June, 2021
- California was supposed to get protection from backyard oil drilling. Another missed deadline.
- California Oil Regulators Missed Another Deadline to Release New Health and Safety Rules
- California delays oil and gas health buffers for another time, while people die prematurely
- How much fracking is there in California? Newsom, state regulators can’t tell
- Oil and Gas Industry Diverted 3 Billion Gallons of Freshwater for Drilling That Could Have Gone to Households
- Oilfield disposal site in western Kern set to close
- In the Shadow of Big Oil: Neighborhood Drilling in California
- Newsletter: Why a California oil workers union is getting behind clean energy
- Where are the U.S.’s natural gas pipelines? Often in vulnerable communities.
April, 2021
- CA must commit to ambitious climate targets, infrastructure will follow
- Newsom orders end to fracking in California by 2024, work toward phasing out all in-state oil production by 2045
- California takes steps to ban fracking by 2024 and will halt oil extraction by 2045
- Newsom orders end to fracking in California by 2024, work toward phasing out all in-state oil production by 2045
- Gov. Newsom aims to phase out fracking; will halt issuance of permits by 2024
- Newsom to announce ban on new fracking projects
- 'Just transition' advocates revisit anti-oil campaign after key defeat in Sacramento
- How California Oil Spillers Fend Off New Climate Laws
- Groups Say It's Time For EPA To Update Oil Spill Response
- Replacing Fossil Fuels with Community-Led Clean Energy
- California is greenlighting oil wells linked to groundwater pollution
- Oil & Gas Scorecard will document industry’s influence on California politics
March, 2021
February, 2021
- Center for Biological Diversity sues Cali over oil, gas drilling
- Gavin Newsom Sued for 'Completely Unacceptable' Approval of Oil and Gas Projects in California
- Lawsuit Filed Against California, CalGEM Over Fracking Environmental Reviews
- Communities at the Heart of Climate Action
- Gov. Gavin Newsom is at a crossroads on climate action and environmental justice
- New bill seeks to ban fracking in California
- Kern Community Leaders Address Dangers of Oil and Gas at BC Webinar
- State lawmakers debut bill to ban oilfield techniques common in Kern
- New Bill Seeks to Ban Fracking in California
- Democratic State Lawmakers Propose Fracking Ban in California
- California Lawmakers Move to Ban Fracking in Golden State
- CA Bill Would Ban New Fracking Permits and Phase Out the Practice
- California lawmaker proposes ban on fracking by 2027
- Senator Leyva Introduces Legislation to Protect California Communities and Residents from Pollutants
- Kern’s Planning Commission recommends approval of changes
- Kern Residents Plead With Elected Officials To Stop The Expansion Of Oil And Gas In Rural Communities
- California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way.
- The Kern County Planning Commission Votes In Favor Of Gas and Oil Ordinance Despite Public Outcry
- Planning commission to discuss oil well ordinance, Kern County leaders express support, opposition
- Anti-oil coalition presents 7,000 signatures ahead of county meeting on streamlined permitting
- County oil review set to resurface next week at contentious hearing
- California Environmental Officials Switch to Offense as Biden Takes Charge
- California Governor Gavin Newsom, Despite Pledge, Signed 1,709 Oil and Gas Production Permits
January, 2021
- Environmentalists Demand Gavin Newsom Join Biden’s Halt of Oil and Gas Drilling
- With Democrats in power, an emboldened environmental movement confronts them
- Earthworks report reveals California fails to safely manage toxic oil and gas waste (that’s also radioactive)
- CA’s environmental agenda gets new energy
- Cal Leaders Applaud Biden on Administration Action on Climate
- Oil and gas companies say they support climate action. Are they serious?
- Report: New report finds California fails to safely manage radioactive and toxic oil and gas waste
- Millions of Americans, Hundreds of Groups Support Halting Fossil Fuel Leasing, Permitting on Public Lands, Oceans
- State takes credit for issuing 23% fewer oil drilling permits
- Biden Sets in Motion Plan to Ban New Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
- What Biden’s presidency means for California’s environment
- Lawsuit Launched to Fight Trump EPA’s Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in California, Chicago
- Politicians join industry's campaign against phasing out California oil production
- Two Years Later, Newsom Has Failed on Climate
- Oil Drilling on California’s Federal Lands Set to Resume After 8 Years, Sets up Early Test of Biden Administration
- California’s New Year’s gift: More fracking permits, delayed safety regulations
December, 2020
- The 'Revolutionary' Fight Over California's Hidden Oil and Gas Wells
- Planning commission approves Richgrove gas and oil well
- Biden pick for US Interior post seen potentially curbing fossil fuel development
- Boiling Point: Obama wouldn’t keep fossil fuels in the ground. But Biden says he will
- Trump Administration Auctions Off California Public Lands for Oil, Gas
- Trump Opens Up Bidding for Oil and Gas Leases in California
November, 2020
- Boiling Point: In the West, opposing natural gas is tricky — even for a Democrat with climate cred
- The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe it’s good for people of color
- L.A. Could Mandate Buffer Zones Around Oil, Gas Wells
- Boiling Point: Los Angeles can restrict oil and gas drilling with buffer zones, city attorney says
- Help is on the way for California’s air and climate
- CaliforniaAttorney General Becerra, Governor Newsom and State Agencies Oppose Sale of Oil and Gas Leases in Kern County
- Newsom, State Attorney General among those challenging sale of oil and gas leases in Kern
- Legal Protest Fights First Federal Oil-lease Sale in California in 8 Years
October, 2020
- US election 2020: Can America's oil and gas workers be persuaded to vote for Joe Biden's green dream?
- Communities Say NO to Oil Drilling, YES to Community Health
- Behind the Battle for the Future of California’s Oil
- Governor's order on zero-emission vehicles leaves room for local producers of renewable fuel
- Kern oil permitting review hits delay
- Another California Executive Order: Conserve Lands, Align Policies to Fight Climate Change
- Environmental groups launch campaign against Kern oil permitting plan
- Activists Criticize Newsom for Not Addressing Oil Drilling
September, 2020
- Gov. Gavin Newsom and Big Oil: It’s Complicated
- California Attorney General ‘Slams’ Trump Administration Plan to Sell Seven Oil and Gas Leases in Kern County
- Will Gavin Ever Stand Up to Big Oil?
- Thousands Oppose First Federal Oil Lease Sale in California in Eight Years, Center for Biological Diversity Reports
- Newsom’s Climate Order Snubs Environmental Justice Advocates and Protects Big Oil
- Thousands Oppose First Federal Oil Lease Sale in California in Eight Years
- Gavin Newsom’s climate hypocrisy
- Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.
- County prepares final version of critical oil and gas review
- Air district seeks Kern County representative for environmental justice
- Power Up: California may be burning. But it's also still drilling for oil
- In a Dry State, Farmers Use Oil Wastewater to Irrigate Their Fields, but is it Safe?
- Lawmakers let oil and gas interests sicken us; Gov. Newsom can put us on the path to recovery
- Lawmakers let oil and gas interests sicken us; Gov. Newsom can put us on the path to recovery
- State senator’s vote on safety zones from oil drilling was wrong and poorly explained
- Children shouldn’t have to live right next to oil wells and fracking; Ventura County Supervisors pass setback rule
- California Democrats Kill Gas and Oil Regulations After Campaign Donations
- Amendments to California’s SB 1012 could shift oil well cleanup costs to taxpayers
August, 2020
September, 2019
June, 2019
- After a gas leak forced an evacuation in Arvin, California, residents decided to fight back
- California’s oil and gas regulators get an “F’ grade in environmental justice report
- Overnight Energy: Trump proposal would nix agency reviews of long-term climate impacts | Greens rip decision | House votes to block offshore drilling for one year
- Some California regulators get poor grades from environmental watchdog
- Chevron partners with biomethane developer to harvest, market gas from local dairy manure
- Environmental justice group submits 90,000 comments opposing local fracking, drilling plan
- Bureau of Land Management looking for public comment on oil drilling
- California’s Biggest Secret? How Big Oil Dominates Public Discourse to Manipulate and Deceive
- New Drilling and Fracking in California Will Hurt Latino Communities
- Bill Restricting Oil Drilling Makes Progress
- New Drilling and Fracking Will Hurt Latino Communities
May, 2019
- BLM stifles comments on fracking plan
- Legislation to mandate setbacks from oil drilling sites becomes two-year bill
- Public Hearing on Fracking in Valley Not Recorded - 'I Feel Like The Process Is Rigged'
- 1 Million acres of California public land could be leased for drilling
- Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California
- Public Hearings on Fracking in Central California Begin
- Environmental Justice Advocates Criticize Federal Fracking Plan in Central California
- Rallies in Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara to Oppose Trump's Oil-leasing Plan for California
- Letter to the Editor: We don't need any more drilling
- Overnight Energy: Trump moves forward with rule on California drilling | House panel advances bill that resumes participation in Paris climate fund | Perry pressed on 'environmental justice' | 2020 Dem proposes climate corps
- Psyops 101: How Big Oil Infiltrates Public Discourse to Manipulate & Deceive
- Trump California Fracking Plan Targets Over 1 Million Acres
- Environmental groups take their digs at fracking plan
April, 2019
- California Gov. Newsom facing new pressure from environmental groups to block drilling, fracking
- How Big Oil Dominates the Public Discourse to Manipulate and Decieve
- Will Newsom end oil drilling in California? Many environmentalists are betting yes
- Thick and Viscous: California Oil Production Among the Dirtiest in the Country
- Trump plan for fracking 1 million acres in California bad for Yosemite, opponents say
- National Parks Conservation Association ReportsTrump Administration Unveils Plan for More than 1.6 Million Acres in California, Including Near National Parks
- Trump Administration Plans To Open 1 Million Acres In California To Oil Drilling
- Trump Releases Plan to Reopen California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking Proposal Targets More Than 1 Million Acres for Oil Leases
- Activists Urging California Governor Newsom to Restrict Oil Drilling and Fracking
- Bill to Cut Oil and Gas Production Passes First Committee
- Legislation Would End Oil and Gas Production in Most of California
- Both Sides of California Fracking Debate Await Newsom's Next Move
- Trump Administration Releases Plan to Open California to Oil Drilling
March, 2019
February, 2019
January, 2019
- Supervisors unanimously vote to cancel plan that would have brought crude oil trains through Kern
- Kern County Derails Refinery Expansion Plan
- Supervisors Vote to End Massive Oil Refinery, 'Bomb Trains' Project in Central Valley
- Group submits petitions with 1 million signatures urging Brown to phase out fossil fuels
December, 2018
November, 2018
October, 2018
September, 2018
- California counters Trump on car emissions standards, expands other climate rules
- A Victory in Arvin
- California's Looming Water Pollution Problem
- Trump's Methane Rule Rollback Will Make More People Sick
- Big Oil's Black Mark on California's Climate Record
- Rise For Climate: 30,000 march in San Francisco urging Jerry Brown to end new state oil drilling
- If California is so climate friendly, why are they upping tar sands oil refining (and offshore drilling)?
August, 2018
June, 2018
- 109 elected officials tell Gov. Jerry Brown to get oil out of California
- Prop 70’s resounding defeat signals need for bolder climate leadership
- Who Owns California 2018: Big Oil and the Western States Petroleum Association Exposed
- WORTH NOTING IN BUSINESS: Environmental, community groups appeal oil and gas ruling
- Appeal Challenges Kern County’s Oil Well Permitting Scheme
- Building a post-carbon future: California tries to lead — will the world follow?
April, 2018
November, 2017
- Appeals Court blocks Kern County refinery expansion
- Big Oil Spent More on California Lobbying in First 6 months of 2017 Than In All of 2016
- Expansion of Rosedale refinery halted by appeals court
- Refinery project involving Bakken crude dealt legal setback
- Groups Stop Rail Terminal Expansion That Would Increase 'Bomb Train' Traffic and Degrade Air Quality
- Arvin air sample, and independent interpretation, Nov 20th 2017
- California’s 'Dirty Oil' Said as Environmentally Damaging as Canada Oilsands
August, 2017
July, 2017
June, 2017
- Regulators Helped Oil-by-Rail Company Avoid Environmental Review, California Court Rules
- California Court Overturns Approval of Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal
- Hearings Begin Over Kern County Ordinance That Allows 70,000 New Oil And Gas Wells
- Fifth District Holds CEQA Action Challenging Individual DOGGR Oil Well Permits Not Barred By Res Judicata Based On Prior Judgment Rendered On Mootness/Ripeness Grounds
May, 2017
- California set an ambitious goal for fighting global warming. Now comes the hard part
- How California’s Greenhouse Gas Laws can Better Serve Disadvantaged Communities
- Calif. Court Revives Fight Over Kern County Oil Wells
- Legal Settlement Halts Effort to Open 1 Million Acres in California to Oil Drilling, Fracking
February, 2017
October, 2016
July, 2016
May, 2016
April, 2016
February, 2016
January, 2016
December, 2015
November, 2015
October, 2015
July, 2015
- California communities mount protests against fracking, oil drilling
- Spray Field and ponds Toxic Tour: State Water Board in-person update.
- Center for Environmental Health – Kern toxic tour with CCEJN, CWA and GCM
- How Oil Trains Drive Environmental Racism
- New maps, court rulings show disparate impact of environmental injustice
- In California, people of color are dangerously close to oil train disasters
- Support for AB 1420
- Report Maps Oil-Train Paths Across Socially Vulnerable Urban Areas
June, 2015
April, 2015
March, 2015
February, 2015
- Oil producers run illegal disposal pits
- Legal Petition Urges Gov. Brown to Impose Emergency Fracking Moratorium After Oil Waste Illegally Dumped Into California Aquifers
- Hundreds of illicit oil wastewater pits found in Kern County
- In California’s Oil Patch, Activists Fight New Crude-By-Rail Terminal
- breaking: climate legislation promises to benefit communities of color
- Greens Fight Expansion of SoCal Oil-Rail Project
- State let oil companies taint drinkable water in Central Valley
January, 2015
December, 2014
November, 2014
- Hazards of Open Pits for Storing Wastewater From Fracking Is Focus of New Study
- Frackers are terrorizing school kids in California
- Fracking the Poor
- Environmental group pushes to close oil wastewater sumps
- Thousands Of California Kids Attend School Near Fracking — And Most Of Them Are Minorities
- Lawsuit takes aim at Kern County oil drilling permits
- Lawsuit demands environmental review for Kern County oil drilling permits