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Sacramento’s Idea of a Transition

March 19, 2026 1:12 pmMarch 19, 2026 1:16 pm

In 1991, California had more than forty refineries. By the end of 2026, it will have fewer than eleven. Of those, only five are large enough to matter. Phillips 66 shuttered its 147,000-barrel-per-day Los Angeles refinery in December. Valero’s Benicia...

CA Senate Enviro Committee Democrats Kill Gas Tax Relief Bill

March 18, 2026 3:31 pmMarch 18, 2026 3:40 pm

Wednesday in the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee, Democrats killed Senate Bill 1035 by Senator Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach), which would have provided immediate relief for California drivers at the gas pump by lowering the price of a gallon of...

President Trump Invokes Emergency Law to Restart California Offshore Oil

March 14, 2026 12:25 pmMarch 16, 2026 4:25 pm

President Donald J. Trump has the authority to restart an oil pipeline project off the Santa Barbara coast by invoking the Defense Production Act, the Department of Justice said last week in a legal opinion, to override California laws blocking...

Nine Ways California’s Climate Agenda Is Driving Up the Cost of Living

March 12, 2026 5:00 amMarch 12, 2026 5:01 am

Last November, Governor Gavin Newsom, playing faux President, traveled to the United Nations climate summit in Belém, Brazil, where he declared that California’s climate policies prove environmental leadership and economic prosperity can go hand in hand. His message was simple:...

Why California Has an Oil and Gas Crisis… and China’s Involvement

March 11, 2026 8:00 amMarch 11, 2026 2:26 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is destroying the state’s oil and gas industry, and it appears to be deliberate. Newsom is presiding over perhaps the largest collapse of the oil industry, refinery operations and gasoline production in U.S. history. Just this...

Nevada Governor Lombardo Warns California’s Newsom: Anti-Oil Policies Risk Fuel Crisis for Western States

March 10, 2026 2:31 pmMarch 10, 2026 2:31 pm

In a pointed letter sent yesterday to California Governor Gavin Newsom, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo highlighted the perilous impact of California’s stringent environmental regulations on regional fuel supplies. Lombardo’s missive comes amid escalating concerns that the California Air Resources Board’s...

Yamaha Leaving California for Business-Friendly, Crime-Free Kennesaw Georgia

March 10, 2026 12:00 pmMarch 13, 2026 11:52 am

Another large business is leaving California. Yamaha says “Sayonara” to Governor Gavin Newsom after 50 years in the once-Golden State. “Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has decided to relocate its U.S. group company, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“YMUS”), currently...