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By Melody Petersen, LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-16/wildfire-victims-decry-state-law-protecting-utilities-from-cost-of-disasters-they-cause A year after the Eaton fire, survivors and the state’s electric utilities are clashing over whether state law should continue...

By Ethan Varian, THE PRESS DEMOCRATS https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/01/14/newsom-scheduling-calendar-2025/ On June 23, Gov. Gavin Newsom had a scheduled call with Mark Lashier, the chief executive of Phillips 66...

The class action lawsuit argues that five gasoline producers preemptively raised prices before changes to the low-carbon fuel standard kicked in. By Alex Nieves, POLITICO https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/12/consumer-attorneys-sue-oil-companies-for-gas-price-hike-linked-to-california-regulation-00707815?site=pro&prod=alert&prodname=alertmail&linktype=article&source=email California...

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...