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Wildfire Survivors, Consumer Groups, Insurers, Public Entities Oppose Limits on Survivors’ Rights At Hearings In CA Capitol On CEA SB 254 Report  

Wildfire Survivors, Consumer Groups, Insurers, Public Entities Oppose Limits on Survivors’ Rights At Hearings In CA Capitol On CEA SB 254 Report  

Oil Permits Surge In First Q 2026 With Majority For Dangerous Extraction Techniques; Watchdogs Warn New State Drilling Law Unfair

Oil Permits Surge In First Q 2026 With Majority For Dangerous Extraction Techniques; Watchdogs Warn New State Drilling Law Unfair

Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

Energy

Energy and utility watchdog coverage — gas prices, oil-industry profits, utility rates, and clean-energy accountability.
Oil and gas are costing us more than we thought

Oil and gas are costing us more than we thought

August 2, 2022  ·  Greer Levin
By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR August 2, 2022 https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/08/01/oil-and-gas-costing-us-even-more-than-we-thought/10188126002/ The idea that oil companies and gasoline refiners could gouge Californians – and other Americans...
Black Gold: The $10 Trillion Dollar Cost of California Oil

Black Gold: The $10 Trillion Dollar Cost of California Oil

June 2, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker
According to the oil industry, California oil and gas production is indispensable. But a rough tally of costs in the form of harm to public health from oil and gas pollution, fossil fuel-accelerated global warming, exacerbated wildfires and drought, and fiscal risk to…