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Valero to shut down Bay Area oil refinery
California will lose close to one-tenth of its oil production with the refinery closing.
PG&E asks state for rate increase – this time to repay investors
California regulators already approved six rate increases for PG&E last year.
Calif. halts controversial clean air rues, gas price hike over legal issues
A hastily-approved regulation designed to increase gas prices in the Golden State didn't pass legal muster, California's air board announced on Tuesday.
Grove invites Trump to Kern County to talk domestic energy production
President Donald Trump wants the nation to boost its domestic oil production, a sector that plays a major role in Kern County.
Trump orders pulling the plug on California’s 2035 ban on gas-powered car sales
President Donald Trump terminated an EPA waiver allowing the Golden State – and nearly a dozen more – to phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
Valley business leaders warn of danger of over-regulation of Golden State oil production at Fresno summit
Energy sector leaders warned local policymakers and Valley leaders that the
Why can’t California be more like Europe – and Puerto Rico?
California's net-zero energy obsession – from automobiles to home appliances – is a blind strategy for failure, writes Kerry Jackson for Sun View.
CPUC extends lifespan of Diablo Canyon
California’s only remaining nuclear power plant will stay online through 2030.
PG&E receives $15 billion loan to strengthen power grid
The $15 billion loan from the federal government will strengthen the power grid and go toward climate projects pushed by the Biden administration.
Study: Calif. gas prices could jump by 90 cents courtesy of new regulations
A vote by California regulators a couple weeks ago to update the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard could raise gas prices even more than initially expected, according to a new study from the USC Marshall School of Business.
