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fromLos Angeles Times
3 days ago

Newsom signs California climate package aimed at lowering gas and utility costs

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a sweeping package of climate and environment bills aimed at reducing the cost of electricity, stabilizing gasoline prices and propping up California's struggling oil industry. At a bill signing ceremony at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Newsom told state lawmakers and representatives from labor, business, climate and energy groups that the package was a compromise, designed to push California toward a clean-energy future while still ensuring the state has enough affordable gasoline to meet drivers' needs.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California lawmakers pass measures to expand oil production in Central Valley, restrict offshore drilling

In a bid to stabilize struggling crude-oil refineries, state lawmakers on Saturday passed a last-minute bill that would allow the construction of 2,000 new oil wells annually in the San Joaquin Valley while further restricting drilling along California's iconic coastline. The measure, Senate Bill 237, was part of a deal on climate and environmental issues brokered behind closed doors by Gov. Gavin Newsom, state Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister).
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Erasure of years of work': outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling

The Trump administration's plan to expand oil drilling in the Arctic is prompting significant public opposition due to environmental concerns and rights of Alaska Natives.
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fromeuronews
2 months ago

Four dead after oil drilling ship capsizes in Egypt's Gulf of Suez

An oil drilling vessel capsized in the Gulf of Suez, resulting in four deaths and four crew members unaccounted for.
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from24/7 Wall St.
3 months ago

Even The Largest Oil And Gas Hubs Oppose Drilling In The Arctic

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge remains a contentious site, balancing wildlife conservation and energy development with low public support for drilling.
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