Oil and gas producer spending in the U.S. and Canada is set for a low-double digit decline, Baker Hughes said on Thursday, compared with a previous forecast for a drop in the mid-single digits.

Proponents argue that the slow, inefficient permitting process hinders the transition to clean sources of electricity.

United States Rep. Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) wrote and introduced the Central Coast of California Conservation Act of 2025 this past Earth Day.

When the Trump administration put the brakes on New York City’s congestion pricing program in February, city officials and environmental groups sued to block the move, arguing the new tolling program ...

According to a statement by Assembly Republicans, two major oil refineries are shutting down, and instead of taking ...

The Trump administration’s plan to shrink the time for conducting fossil fuel projects’ environmental reviews — from a year ...

Valero Energy confirmed it will cease operations at its Benicia oil refinery near San Francisco next year, citing ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is asking a state regulator to try to keep oil refineries in business in the ...

Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) announced the reintroduction of the California Clean Coast Act. The California Clean ...

Valero Energy's chief executive on Thursday said the company's decision to close its 149,000 b/d Benicia, Calif., refinery by April 2026 was a "consequence" of state regulatory policy and a "difficult ...

The Trump administration announced late Wednesday that it is moving to implement new permitting procedures designed to speed ...

In October 2024 state lawmakers passed Assembly Bill X2-1, which enabled more state oversight of refinery operations. The bill gave the CEC the ability to implement minimum fuel inventories and ...