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The tails of two airplanes that sit idle on the tarmac of an airport. Another plane can be seen taking off in the distance.

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California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget

The proposal could be funded with transportation money typically reserved to fix local streets and roads.

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• 4월 8, 2026

A wide view of a refinery location on a clear day with various structures, including distillation columns, as smoke is released into the air.

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With Californians paying sky-high gas prices, now’s not the time for new oil regulations

Proposed changes to state climate law may boost gas-pump prices by up to $1 a gallon by 2030. Also more refineries and jobs may leave California.

By Tony Strickland • 3월 31, 2026

A surfer stands in shallow ocean water near a rocky shoreline at sunset while an offshore oil platform rises on the horizon in the distance.

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California sues Trump to keep shut oil pipeline on Santa Barbara coast

California is suing the Trump administration over an order to restart a long-shuttered offshore oil operation.

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• 3월 24, 2026

An offshore oil platform stands in the ocean near Santa Barbara as waves roll in the foreground and coastal mountains rise in the background during sunset light.

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Citing Iran crisis, Trump orders Santa Barbara oil pipeline restart. California will fight it

The Trump administration ordered the restart of a Santa Barbara oil pipeline shut since the 2015 Refugio spill, invoking emergency powers under the Defense Production Act.

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• 3월 13, 2026

A Shell gas station price sign displays the cost of regular, plus, V-Power gasoline, and renewable diesel. A car is parked near the pumps beneath the station canopy in the background.

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California passed a law to curb spikes in gas prices. Why isn’t it using those powers now?

California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes. Regulators delayed it for five years.

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• 3월 13, 2026

An illuminated gas station price sign displays the cost of regular, plus, and premium gasoline for cash and credit. The bright digital numbers stand out against a dark background.

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As gas prices soar, California’s new carbon emission rules prompt a war of words

With some California gas prices topping $5 a gallon, anything that pushes prices even higher, like emissions crackdowns, will become a political football.

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• 3월 12, 2026

A natural gas pipeline in Chino Hills State Park on April 21, 2021. Photo by Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

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California should help neighborhoods in need ‘decarbonize,’ leave natural gas

Regulators can approve up to 30 neighborhood decarbonization zones. Will poorer neighborhoods get first shot at climate saving energy options?

By Jalal Awan • 3월 3, 2026

The reflection of people as they stand and mingle during a town hall. A photo of a sign that reads, "No Offshore Oil" is projected onto a screen.

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Santa Barbara judge rules against company that turned to Trump for help restarting pipeline

A Santa Barbara judge tentatively ruled that the Trump administration's intervention wasn't enough to let Sable Offshore restart a pipeline shut after a 2015 oil spill.

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• 2월 26, 2026

A gas gathering plant on a hilltop at the Southern California Gas Company's Aliso Canyon storage facility near the Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles in 2017. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

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Suspicion looms over Aliso Canyon storage facility a decade after massive gas leak

Residents are angry that the natural gas storage site still operates. Its methane gas leak in 2015-16 displaced 10,000 families and caused illness.

By Madison Kerbeck • 1월 20, 2026

A large oil refinery is illuminated against the backdrop of a twilight sky. Tall distillation towers with staircases and platforms rise into the air, with numerous lights glowing across the industrial structure. A plume of black smoke drifts from one of the stacks, contrasting with the warm hues of the sunset. Metal pipes, walkways, and scaffolding weave throughout the refinery, creating a dense, industrial landscape.

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California shouldn’t let oil companies rewrite refinery safety rules

Regulators will hold a hearing Jan. 15 at the OSHA Standards Board in Sacramento on changes that will weaken safety standards for refineries.

By Marie Choi and Nick Plurkowski • 1월 14, 2026

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