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Southwest Braces for Gas Price Hike as California Refinery Closures And Iran Conflict Tighten Supply

March 4, 2026 12:47 pmMarch 4, 2026 12:52 pm

Drivers across the Southwest could face higher fuel prices in the coming weeks as refinery closures in California and escalating tensions in the Middle East tighten fuel supplies and increase volatility in the crude oil market. Energy analysts and fuel...

What Does California Need to Stabilize the State’s Oil Supply?

October 31, 2025 2:45 amOctober 31, 2025 7:11 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation in September that fast tracks the approval of 2,000 new wells per year over the next 10 years in Kern County, a significant oil-producing region. “Translation: I, Gavin C. Newsom, am slightly reversing course...

Nevada Governor Proposes ‘Fuel Resiliency Subcommittee’ In Response To Oil Refinery Closures in California

October 17, 2025 12:37 pmOctober 17, 2025 12:38 pm

California’s state-sanctioned war on the oil industry has led to a mass exodus of oil companies and their respective refineries. Two major refineries in California, Phillips 66 and Valero, are ceasing refining and gasoline production due to legislative and environmental...

President Trump Targets California’s Overreaching Cap and Trade Program

April 10, 2025 11:35 amApril 10, 2025 12:12 pm

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that targets California’s climate change laws and policies, specifically naming California’s sketchy Cap and Trade program, which ostensibly facilitates greenhouse gas emission reductions. Trump is promoting “all of the above” energy policy,...

California’s High Gas Prices Climbing Over $5.00 Per Gallon – Again

April 3, 2025 1:57 pmApril 3, 2025 2:03 pm

California’s average price for a gallon of gas today is $4.918; The national average cost for a gallon of gas is $3.260. In Texas that same gallon gas costs $2.87. Where’s Gavin Newsom? He’s not commenting on this on his...

New Study: ‘California’s High Gas Prices and Supply Dilemmas are Self-Inflicted’

March 18, 2025 1:42 pmMarch 19, 2025 1:20 pm

A new study by USC Professor Michael Mische found that the factors which have contributed to California’s high gasoline prices over 50-years are self-imposed by state officials and politicians. It turns out that California is its own worst enemy. Today,...

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Agency Sued By Environmental Groups

March 21, 2020 7:48 am

One of the largest pollution controls districts in California received a lawsuit on Wednesday, charging the district with favoritism toward oil companies among other alleged wrongdoings. The national environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action joined with 5 local environmental groups...