Chevron to Pay Over $13M in Settlement for California Oil Spills March 21, 2024 Chevron will pay $13.1 million in settlement agreements with two California state agencies for past oil spills in Kern County,...
No Recoverable Oil From Massive Spill Off Southern California Coast March 11, 2024 No recoverable oil remains in the water after a sheen was reported off the Southern California coast, but the cause...
Oregon Judge Refuses to Dismiss 2015 Climate Lawsuit Filed by Youth January 5, 2024 A judge in Oregon rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people...
Crews Work to Contain Gas Pipeline Spill in Washington December 13, 2023 Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in...
California Trucking Group Challenges State’s Zero-Emissions Rule October 18, 2023 By Lisa Baertlein The California Trucking Association (CTA) has asked a federal judge to stop a state rule that would require truckers to...
Gas Leak Forced Evacuation of Southern California Homes September 15, 2023 A Southern California neighborhood was evacuated for more than six hours early Thursday due to a large leak of natural...
Kaiser to Pay $49M in California for Dumping Private Medical Records, Medical Waste September 11, 2023 By Olga R. Rodriguez Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of a settlement with California prosecutors who say the health...
California Regulators OK More Gas Storage Capacity at The Site of Massive Methane Leak September 5, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California regulators last week approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...
Petroleum Asphalt Remains in Yellowstone River in Montana After Train Derailment September 1, 2023 By Matthew Brown Two months after a railroad bridge collapse sent carloads of hazardous oil products plunging into Montana’s Yellowstone River, the cleanup...
California Voting on Increasing Storage At Site of Massive Methane Leak Despite Risks September 1, 2023 By Robert Jablon and Julie Watson California officials are expected to vote on a proposal to increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest...