A warming climate — fueled in part by the state’s oil and gas production — has parched rivers and turned forests to tinder.
Like labels on cigarettes, opponents say fossil fuel warnings could change attitudes. Others call it gasoline “shaming.”
With little time, nearly 1,200 bills and disappearing federal partners, legislators slow-roll new oil and gas regulations.
Legislators juggle hundreds of bills. Some would shape the industry that generates money, pollution and climate disasters.
State regulators could have asked oil companies California Resources Corp. and Aera Energy for an estimated $2.4 billion to guarantee wells are plugged but decided they didn’t have the authority to do so.
They will still directly fund coal plants that are taking steps to abate their emissions using the untested technology.
But a tax break for low-producing stripper wells gets slipped into a package with green energy breaks.
Contributions rise for Democrats as Legislature debates industry regulation.
“Polluting behemoth” Homer City Generating Station was the state’s largest coal-fired power plant.
Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.
State hydrogen projects promoted, killed; governor goes to Australian hydrogen conference with oil and gas reps.
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo are among those putting big money into companies that operate coal plants.
Stop pretending planting trees can justify fossil fuels emissions.
The bill, which awaits a decision by Gov. Gavin Newsom, follows ProPublica’s reporting on the multibillion-dollar cost to clean up California’s oil and gas industry and the exodus of major companies shifting ownership of thousands of aging wells.
Some experts say banks should be financing renewables at a much higher rate, for climate and ROI reasons.
Gov. Newsom reneged on pledge to wind down fossil fuel refineries.
Up against a heavily Democratic Legislature, fossil fuel firms funnel cash to politicos they’ve previously ignored to win precious votes.
National day of protest will target JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo as new U.N. report warns of catastrophic climate impacts.
If OK’d, measure would be the first nationwide to require climate impact analysis in investment decisions.
What real estate, oil wells, racism and yogurt containers reveal about the disparate damages caused by fossil fuels.