California s first-ever auction for offshore wind leases just brought in more than $757 million in bids. The Department of the Interior announced the winning bids on Wednesday, which cover five sites located off of Morro Bay and off of Humboldt County. David Chiu is San Francisco City Attorney and a former Assembly member who authored a bill to kickstart offshore wind. .
Governor Gavin Newsom convened a special session of the Legislature on Monday to consider his newly unveiled proposal to cap excess oil and gas profits - money he said comes from price gouging. According to Triple-A, gas in California is significantly higher than the national average. Alexander Walker Griffin, vice mayor of the city of Hercules, praised the move. .
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management recently published a draft rule that intends to cut down on a potent greenhouse gas produced from oil and gas production on federal and tribal lands.
The Bureau of Land Management has proposed a rule change that would address natural gas emissions on public lands, but conservationists say the proposal may not be enough to offset climate change.The rules governing gas leaks at drilling sites are about 40 years old.Conservationists say that industry has written them off as a cost of doing business, and the practice has