Oil And Gas

One would expect to see growing devotion by the Democratic-led California Legislature to do more to help Californians access electric cars and cut pollution from delivery trucks. Instead, the California Assembly, specifically its transportation committee, has been the graveyard for legislation designed to help advance zero-emission vehicles.

Newsom to unveil wildfire plan, state's relationship with oil and gas industries could be headed for a breakup, South Coast Air Quality board member resigns

Dozens of California counties and cities ban fracking, even where there is no oil drilling. About 20% of California oil comes from fracked wells.

Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., over his vote in 2016 for a landmark bill that grants farm workers overtime.

Some environmental activists say Brown should ban fracking, end new oil drilling and wean the state off fossil fuels.

The sparring between the Trump administration and California over environmental rollbacks is getting serious.

Demonstrators crashed a U.S. fossil-fuels event at the U.N. climate conference in Bonn.

A handful of hecklers interrupted Gov. Jerry Brown's speech in Bonn on Saturday.