The rise in Bureau of Land Management approvals reflects the administration’s push to increase domestic fossil fuel production.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Kern County judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain a defendant in a trio of lawsuits brought against his ...

A three-judge panel found challengers lacked standing to oppose over 4,000 drilling permits in the Powder River and Permian basins. Conservation groups failed to convince a federal appeals court they ...

Drilling permits, once plentiful in California, have become a prized commodity within Kern County’s oil industry. Companies that have them can boast to investors, while those without may complain of ...