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EPA Announces Nationwide E15 Fuel Waiver, Delivers Relief at the Pump for Western States

March 25, 2026 1:38 pmMarch 25, 2026 2:09 pm

In a decisive move to combat rising fuel prices and strengthen America’s energy independence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced today a nationwide emergency waiver for E15 and E10 ethanol-blended fuels. The action, effective May 1, 2026, removes seasonal restrictions on...

Trump DOJ Sues to Kill California’s ‘Backdoor’ EV Mandate

March 12, 2026 3:30 pmMarch 13, 2026 8:37 am

President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California on Thursday, accusing the state of imposing an unlawful “backdoor” electric vehicle (EV) mandate through stringent mileage and emissions rules that burden automakers and inflate costs for consumers. Attorney...

Politicians Vote to Take Your Rights; We’re Going to Court to Get Them Back

April 21, 2025 2:45 amApril 21, 2025 2:46 am

Everyone in California looks forward to a clean energy future, and we need environmentally compliant and labor-friendly California-produced petroleum to get there. The anti-oil agenda of certain California politicians and the legislation they sponsor is bad policy. It is a...

Gavin Newsom is ‘All In’ on Undermining Trump EPA

March 21, 2025 10:45 amMarch 21, 2025 10:45 am

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced earlier this month that the EPA will undertake 31 historic deregulation actions to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders and Power the Great American Comeback. Administrator Zeldin is taking a DOGE flame-thrower...

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s PR Stunt Against President-Elect Trump

November 25, 2024 12:21 pmNovember 25, 2024 12:21 pm

A California newspaper on Monday asked Is California’s battle against Trump a PR stunt? The easy answer is YES. The legacy media up and down the state will cover California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims that he will fight and sue...

Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump: We Need to Assess What is Right in this Presidential Race

October 27, 2024 2:55 amOctober 27, 2024 8:56 am

I’ve written quite extensively about what an atrocious and embarrassing presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris is, for myriad reasons. She’s the textbook definition of an empty suit: A person with the appearance of authority, importance, or significance, but who,...

Gavin Newsom Chases Another Oil Company Out of California

October 16, 2024 3:55 pmOctober 16, 2024 8:07 pm

Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to close operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery late in 2025. The company said in a press statement that it “will work with the state of California to supply fuel markets and meet...