The Department of Conservationās Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), with the backing of Governor Gavin Newsom, announced a sweeping new proposed regulation on Thursday that would ban any new oil or gas developmentĀ from being within 3,200 feet of all...
On Monday, the Kern County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to revise a county ordinance that streamlines environmental impact reports to approve up to 2, 700 new wells a year for the next 15 years. The movement to to create...