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Spurred on by a request by local oil industry leaders, Kern County is currently exploring a plan that would dramatically revamp the way the county permits…
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A new report out Thursday says regulations for the process known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" need to be tightened to prevent environmental…
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Governor Jerry Brown has appointed a new person to head the regulatory agency in charge of oil and gas extraction in California. David Bunn will head the…
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Most drivers in California have cheered the long run of low oil prices and the effect it has in driving down the price at the pump. But for Kern County…
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In Kern County the oil industry and the world of farming are working hand in hand, but not everyone is happy about that. As Valley Public Radio’s Ezra…
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Two senate committees water and the environment held a joint hearing Tuesday in Sacramento focusing on the potential contamination of federally protected…
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California says it will do a better job of monitoring oil drilling that could affect the state’s groundwater supply. From Sacramento, Katie Orr reports on…
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Falling oil prices could deliver a big hit to the Kern County general fund. The Board of Supervisors will consider a staff proposal to declare a fiscal…
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California's air regulators are increasingly turning their attention to a greenhouse gas that has largely gone overlooked - methane. According to the U.S.…
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The oil extraction process known as hydraulic fracturing is much different in California than in other states. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento,…