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 ...

The Bureau of Land Management wants to open about 400,000 acres of public land to oil and gas leasing in Central California, ...

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 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said California will stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and halt all oil extraction by 2045, using his authority to take on the state’s powerful oil and gas industry in ...

The Trump administration is pushing forward a decades-old proposal to open up 850,000 acres of Central California to new oil ...

The Bureau of Land Management has revived its effort to open more of California’s public lands to oil drilling and fracking.

A proposal setting new rules in California for an oil and gas drilling technique known as fracking gained key legislative approval Wednesday. The measure includes a requirement that drillers disclose ...