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By Jon Cox, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN https://www.bakersfield.com/news/as-drilling-permits-surge-applications-for-other-oil-well-activities-plummet/article_9effb3e2-0622-4065-a582-fee0c45a8754.html A jump in Kern County drilling permits was a foregone conclusion when a new state law…
Aug 21, 2026
By Sarah Hofmann, DESMOG https://www.desmog.com/2026/08/17/big-oil-could-face-catastrophic-outcomes-without-republican-supreme-court/ A key line of defense against the “catastrophic outcomes” of lawsuits that successfully force the oil and…
Aug 17, 2026
By CAMILLE VON KAENEL, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-currents/2026/08/17/the-political-enemies-uniting-against-newsoms-wildfire-plan-01039716 THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY: Jamie Court of the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog and California’s property…
Aug 17, 2026
By Jamie Court, CALIFORNIA POST https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/opinion/gavin-newsom-to-bail-out-utilities-and-hurt-fire-victims/ See more of our coverage in your search results. Gavin Newsom is finishing the last two…
Aug 15, 2026
By Linh Tat, DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2026/08/14/gov-newsom-state-lawmakers-confer-on-wildfire-liability-reforms-as-legislative-session-ticks-away/ With only about two weeks left before the end of the legislative session, Gov. Gavin Newsom…
Aug 14, 2026
BY ALEJANDRO LAZO https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/08/california-resources-corporation-carbon-terra-vault A pumpjack stands in an open oil field behind strands of barbed wire, with grassy hills, utility poles…
Aug 10, 2026
By Blanca Begert, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-08-05/oil-company-profits-are-soaring-heres-what-california-officials-want-to-do Sky-high earnings for oil companies and California refiners in the second quarter are renewing calls…
Aug 5, 2026
By MARISA ENDICOTT (opens in new tab), THE PRESS DEMOCRAT https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/04/utility-lobbying-california-wildfires-victims “We need a permanent fix to bring California back from the…
Aug 4, 2026
By Laurence Darmiento, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-04/not-married-need-car-insurance-you-can-get-dinged-for-that-in-california California has long been known as a progressive state that embraces evolving lifestyles, but when…
Aug 4, 2026
By Joy Chen, NEW YORK POST https://nypost.com/2026/07/31/opinion/gavin-newsoms-latest-utility-bailout-is-bad-for-democracy Gavin Newsom is secretly pursuing (opens in new tab) an 11th-hour push to shield California’s three for-profit utility…
Jul 31, 2026
By Levi Sumagaysay, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/07/wildfire-liability-battle If you live in California, chances are you’ve seen the ads that say “Home insurance rates skyrocket”…
Jul 30, 2026
By Pat Maio, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2026/07/28/consumer-group-launches-state-farm-complaint-form-for-l-a-wildfire-claims Consumer Watchdog unveiled a website this week where homeowners affected by last year’s Los…
Jul 29, 2026
By Stephen Hobbs, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article316618280.html The recent claim from the advocacy group Consumer Watchdog was eye-popping: A penalty on oil refiners…
Jul 28, 2026
By Joy Chen, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2026/07/california-rewarding-utilities-after-wildfires A group calling itself Wildfire Victims First has been mailing Californians this year and running ads, claiming…
Jul 28, 2026
By Anissa Rivera, PASADENA STAR NEWS https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2026/07/25/wildfire-survivors-to-newsom-no-backroom-deals-with-utility-companies The activists, civil rights advocates, consumer advocates, faith leaders, community organizations, and Eaton and Palisades…
Jul 25, 2026
By Allie Rasmus, KTVU FOX 2 https://www.ktvu.com/news/consumer-watchdog-group-warns-possible-utility-bailout-wildfire-compensation-deal Oakland, Calif. – Survivors of last year’s Southern California wildfires rallied Friday to urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to…
Jul 24, 2026
By Madeline Shannon, THE CENTER SQUARE https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_5399fd8c-289a-4abd-aac5-8aae403468a1.html (The Center Square) – A new bill would require insurance companies to warn policy holders…
Jul 23, 2026
By Black Chronicle News Service https://blackchronicle.com/west-coast-pacific/california/insurance-companies-might-have-to-start-warning-homeowners-about-cancellation (The Center Square) – A new bill would require insurance companies to warn policy holders before…
Jul 23, 2026