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By Curt Barry, INSIDE EPA https://insideepa.com/daily-news/newsom-signs-ej-opposed-bill-develop-co2-pipeline-regulations#:~:text=Gavin%20Newsom%20(D)%20has%20signed,Materials%20Safety%20Administration%20(PHMSA). California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law a bill requiring the State Fire Marshall (SFM) to adopt regulations...

By Alex Brown, STATELINE https://stateline.org/2025/10/13/the-wests-power-grid-could-be-stitched-together-if-red-and-blue-states-buy-in For years, Western leaders have debated the creation of a regional energy market: a coordinated grid to pool solar power in...

The billionaire megadonor’s ad buy has fueled a fresh round of speculation about his political prospects. By Jeremy White, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/tom-steyer-ad-buy-katie-porter-stumble-stir-comeback-talk-pro-00601059 Tom Steyer's previous explorations of a...

By Alejandro Lazo, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/environment/2025/10/refinery-explosion-federal-state-oversight/ An explosion rattled windows across nearby neighborhoods. Orange columns of flame shot like blowtorches out of stacks and pipes, uncontrolled. The incident...

By Noah Austin, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/10/refinery-fire-puts-pressure-on-california-gas-prices-oil-politics-00593806?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=headline&source=email SACRAMENTO, California — The fire Thursday night at California’s second-largest oil refinery spiked wholesale fuel prices and raised the temperature on...

States will be responsible for keeping people safe as the oil industry pushes a massive buildout of carbon dioxide pipelines near communities.  By Emily Sanders,...

The utility says customers could actually see rates dip as more power-hungry data centers connect to the grid. But that’s after rates shot up...

By Nicole Nixon, SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article312171922.html#storylink=cpy Gov. Gavin Newsom signed what he described as a “big, beautiful” energy and climate package Friday that he pledged will save...

By Ashley Zavala SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Saturday are set to debate a bunch of proposals that attempt to address the cost of...

BY ALEJANDRO LAZO AND  JEANNE KUANG Gov. Gavin Newsom closed out the legislative year with one of the most sweeping overhauls of California’s energy and climate policies in...