Los Angeles, CA — As COVID-19 cases shattered California daily records in the second quarter of 2020, oil regulators under Gov. Newsom also shattered records for dispensing new oil and...

By Colby Bermel, POLITICO PRO CALIFORNIA September 2, 2020 WELL, WELL, WELL: New oil and gas production drilling permit approvals are up 190 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to...

 Los Angeles, CA — Oil and gas regulators at the California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) no longer hold oil stocks or other interests in the sector that they...

As if California has not had enough bad news, fracking is now back. The newly-named Cal-GEM or California Geologic Energy Management Division, late Friday and under the cover of...

Los Angeles, CA—The total number of oil and gas well permits issued in 2019 under the Newsom Administration rivals the number issued in 2018 during the last year in...

Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog hailed the imminent departure of the Department of Conservation’s Chief Deputy Director, widely seen as an impediment to environmental reform, as a sign...

By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN January 31, 2020 https://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2020/01/31/california-oil-regulator-jason-marshall-step-down/4626515002/ Jason Marshall, one of California's top oil and gas regulators, is stepping down. Marshall will resign in mid-February from his post as chief deputy director...

By Steve Hanley, CLEAN TECHNICA December 7, 2019 https://cleantechnica.com/2019/12/07/california-ends-new-fracking-pending-results-of-scientific-study/ Burning fossil fuels is like pissing in the community pool. It’s a really bad idea. Extracting fossil fuels by fracking makes the problem...