The legislation Newsom planned to sign Tuesday extends a winning streak for the governor against oil companies, long one of most formidable lobbying powers in California’s state capital.

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The backers of Measure Z continued to fight for the restrictions on new drilling after Monterey County settled with the oil ...

“When you take on Big Oil, they usually roll you ... Instead, Newsom and lawmakers agreed to let the California Energy Commission decide whether to penalize oil companies for price gouging. But the ...

California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday: One that would have ramped up the state's emissions ...

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But oil and gas companies — or “Big Oil,” as the governor calls them — argue that the limits are not based in science and will only force California to import oil ... “we're going to have to take ...

Electrifying trucks at California’s ports could be the secret to the future. Picture it: We would continue to import and ...

In areas where pumpjacks bob along the banks of the Kern River, Chevron has been shutting down oil wells, pipelines and ...

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Filmus added that these three companies will be added to the other eight oil companies that were sanctioned for the same issue between 2011 and 2015.