Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog hailed Governor Newsom’s signing today of California’s new gasoline minimum inventory law, ABX2-1, as a pivotal moment in the fight against California gas spikes...

When a refinery goes down, California gasoline prices go up.

Sacramento, CA --  Bay Area gasoline prices have spiked 20 cents over the last week, driven by the cycle of refinery maintenance and low inventories that Governor Newsom is seeking to remedy...

Sacramento, CA – In the last hours of the California legislative session, critical legislation holding oil drillers accountable for their pollution passed the California legislature and move to Governor Newsom’s...

Los Angeles, CA - Oil regulators approved 35 new oil and gas well drilling permits in the second quarter of 2024, about half of which were potentially illegally issued within the community...

Sacramento, CA -- Legislation holding oil drillers accountable for low production wells in communities has passed the California Assembly.  AB 2716, authored by Assemblymember Isaac G. Bryan (D-55, Los Angeles),...

Sacramento, CA –  In comments filed with the California Energy Commission (CEC) Friday, Consumer Watchdog made the case for a maximum gross refining margin that penalizes refiners for profits of over...

Sacramento, CA—Assembly Bill 3155 (Friedman), which creates new financial liability for oil producers for harm from community oil drilling, cleared its second policy committee today and now moves to...

Sacramento, CA— Activist and cancer survivor Nalleli Cobo gave testimony today in support of Assembly Bill 3155 (Friedman), which creates new financial liability for oil producers for harm from...

Sacramento, CA -- Oil companies drilling for oil within a half mile of community residents produce a tiny trickle of oil—2.1 barrels of oil per day per well on...