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A public meeting on Jan. 17 provided a glimpse into the tensions surrounding a carbon capture and storage project proposed for the foothills above Bakersfield, California, in the heart of the state’s oil country.

The Newsom administration announces it will go through the state Energy Commission instead of the Legislature for a penalty on windfall profits of oil refiners.

The state could become the first to fine big oil companies for making too much money, a reaction to the industry's supersized profits following a summer of record-high gas prices.

Here are the basics of the new windfall profit tax Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed, and how similar taxes have worked in the past.

The law signed by Gov. Newsom last month bans new oil and gas drilling within about half a mile of homes, schools, and hospitals starting in 2023. Shortly after it was signed into law, oil industry representatives moved to repeal the legislation through a referendum.

The California Air Resources Board monitors greenhouse gas emissions to meet ever-increasing climate goals. But the agency said that leaks from idle wells are not currently included in their inventory of the state's total emissions.

Quintanilla’s podcast “Black Gold: Living in the Shadow of an Oil Field,” was inspired by her family’s experience living in Kern County

The state has cited the company for dozens of violations since 2017.

The rural city of Taft is perched directly on top of the state’s most productive oilfield.

The resolution calls on state and federal officials to help resolve permitting issues that have stalled local oil production.