Senate Bill 1137, enacted in June 2024, has sparked a legal battle over its constitutionality. The bill establishes a ...

Stan Ellis visits Sacramento on Wednesday in efforts to overturn SB 1137. But, some community members believe this bill ...

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Not only are industries in Kern County on the up-and-up, they’re poised to lead a transformation of California and the nation ...

A conservative group representing Santa Barbara County royalty owners filed a lawsuit this week challenging California’s ...

What we eat is powered by energy. From fertilizers to farms and waste, food’s hidden fossil footprint makes decarbonizing food systems a climate priority.

This month's resumption of oil-field permitting by Kern government has so far lived up to high expectations, say county and ...

The Bureau of Land Management has revived its effort to open more of California’s public lands to oil drilling and fracking.