Oil

Governor of California - Wed October 24, 2018

Brown Signs Bills to Block Offshore Drilling Expansion

On Sept. 8 Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. signed legislation — SB 834 by Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) and AB 1775 by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) — to block new federal offshore oil drilling along California's coast, and announced the state's opposition to the federal government's plan to expand oil drilling on public lands in California....

Associated Press - Tue September 11, 2018

Big Oil Asks Government to Protect It From Climate Change

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — As the nation plans new defenses against the more powerful storms and higher tides expected from climate change, one project stands out: an ambitious proposal to build a nearly 60-mi....

Sudhin Thanawala – Associated Press - Wed June 27, 2018

Judge Throws Out Climate Change Lawsuits Against Big Oil

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A U.S. judge who held a hearing about climate change that received widespread attention ruled that Congress and the president were best suited to address the contribution of fossil fuels to global warming, throwing out lawsuits that sought to hold big oil companies liable for the Earth's changing environment....

Associated Press - Wed June 20, 2018

Economist Projects New Mexico to Reap Oil, Natural Gas Benefits

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) A legislative economist has projected that growth in the production of oil and natural gas in southeast New Mexico will continue to drive up revenues for the state. Economist Dawn Iglesias presented the revenue outlook to members of the state Finance Legislative Committee at a meeting in Carlsbad, the Carlsbad Current-Argus reported ....