New legislation gives people who have developed cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects the right to hold oil drillers liable for their illnesses if they live, work, or go to school within 3200 feet of…
In an appeal before the Court of Appeal in Sacramento to be heard on Monday, the Newsom Administration will be challenged over positions that breach a longstanding agreement to require all radioactive waste from the…
The total number of oil drilling permits approved since Governor Gavin Newsom he took office reached nearly 15,000 in the first quarter of 2023, FracTracker Alliance and Consumer Watchdog said today.
By Lindsey Holden, Ari Plachta and Phillip Reese, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article273734515.html Five months ago, Sacramento Sen. Angelique Ashby won her election with millions of...
By George Skelton, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-30/column-newsom-learned-with-oil-bill-working-with-lawmakers-is-key-to-passing-laws SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom did something new — for him. He got aggressively engaged behind the scenes, negotiating...
For more than two decades, Californians have been plagued by chronic gasoline price spikes and a much greater gap with US gasoline prices than is justified by added taxes and environmental costs.
By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/28/governor-newsom-signs-gas-price-gouging-law-california-took-on-big-oil-and-won/ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Following record gas price hikes and profits, Governor Newsom signed his special session...
By Dustin Gardiner, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/california-passes-oil-refinery-profits-bill-17859250.php After decades of failed attempts to combat California’s highest-in-the-nation gas prices, legislators passed a measure Monday that...
By Taryn Luna, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-27/california-lawmakers-approve-legislature-passes-newsom-oil-bill?utm_id=91387&sfmc_id=2159508 California lawmakers on Monday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legislation (opens in new tab) to increase transparency in the oil...
Legislation backed by Governor Newsom to create a new state watchdog with power to prevent price gouging at the gas pump cleared the California Assembly by a vote of 52 to 19 and is now…
By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/03/27/is-the-gas-gougers-win-streak-coming-to-an-end/70052217007/ California’s wealthy cadre of gasoline gougers were on a major, lucrative roll. Every few months, they added another...
