By next year, California may have one less refinery to produce gasoline and other fuels to motorists across the state. Valero, one of the country’s major transportation fuels producers, notified ...

California’s pesticide regulators must fast-track their review of paraquat, a herbicide banned in the European Union because it can harm human health, under newly-signed AB 1963.

Gasoline consumption in California peaked in 2005 and fell 15% through 2023, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, now represent about 25% ...

As higher gas prices loom, Democrats offer phony relief.

Gasoline consumption in California peaked in 2005 and fell 15% through 2023, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Electric vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, now represent about 25% ...

A refinery in Northern California may shut down: ... The San Diego Union-Tribune. UPDATED ... refining 145,000 barrels per day and accounting for almost 9% of California’s crude oil capacity. ...

California’s energy market regulator is backing off a plan to place a profit cap on oil refiners in the state.

The refinery employs over 400 people and can process 170,000 barrels of oil per day. “It is the sixth largest refinery in the state and this is a very big deal,” said Severin Borenstein, an ...

Two more refinery closures could hit consumers hard, according to an analysisby University of Southern California economist Michael Mische. Importing replacement supplies would be difficult, and ...