Santa Cruz leaders held a news conference to oppose the Trump administration's plans for offshore oil drilling along the ...

A leaked Trump administration plan would open the entire California coast to oil and gas drilling, potentially including parts of the Bay Area - though obstacles remain.

Elected officials Rep. Jimmy Panetta and Sen. John Laird came together with Santa Cruz leaders in a Wednesday morning news ...

When the corroded pipeline burst in 2015, inky crude spread along the Southern California coast, becoming the state’s worst oil spill in decades. More than 140,000 gallons (3,300 barrels) of oil ...

Oil rig platform Esther and large container ships anchored off the Huntington Beach coast in 2021. A package of energy bills passed by California lawmakers would help expand oil production in the ...

Amid concerns that refinery closures could send gas prices soaring, California legislative leaders Wednesday introduced a last-minute deal aimed at increasing oil production to shore up the struggling ...

When a Texas oil company first announced controversial plans to reactivate three drilling rigs off the coast of Santa Barbara County, investor presentations boasted that the venture had "massive ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California lawmakers introduced a last-minute deal that would streamline environmental approvals for up to 2,000 ...