SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Leasing for new oil and gas drilling on federal land in central California is temporarily blocked under a settlement announced Monday between the state and the U.S. Bureau of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The local oil industry scored a second consecutive legal victory Wednesday when a Kern County Superior Court judge expanded the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Oil and gas drillers that use a technique known as fracking would face new rules in California under legislation sent to the governor's desk Wednesday. The measure includes a ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom cracked down on oil producers Tuesday, halting approval of hundreds of fracking permits until independent scientists can review them and temporarily banning another ...