Gov. Newsom signed three new oil well laws after his administration delayed enforcement of another law protecting communities ...

In the latest set of job losses to hit California's petroleum industry, an oil field services company based in Houston ...

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California's oil industry suffered a series of defeats Wednesday with Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature on three bills intended to accelerate plugging and abandonment of idle wells, allow municipalities ...

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The crowd packed bleachers, folding chairs and the field stretching to the venue's edges ... Terri Palmquist came from ...

Musk, who bought Twitter and rebranded it as X and has pushed into conservative politics, met with Trump and Vance backstage, ...

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A large crowd packed bleachers, folding chairs and the expansive field stretching to the venue’s edges ... Terri Palmquist came from Bakersfield, California, and said her 18-year-old daughter tried to ...