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Chevron and Big Oil spend a total of $34 million to lobby California officials in 2025
“Last year, Big Oil spent big on lobbying in California – and it worked"
Dan Bacher
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More new CA oil drilling permits approved in Jan. 2026 than all of 2025 as oil lobby spending soars
In 2025, permit approvals for drilling new wells continued falling, but in the first three weeks of January alone, California oil regulators issued more new drilling permits than for all of 2025,
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Trump regime launches lawsuit against California law protecting communities from oil drilling
Frontline communities, health, and climate groups have already beat back a $60 million misinformation campaign from Big Oil that tried to reverse the law with a failed referendum attempt in 2024.
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Tribes, fishermen and environmentalists slam California's Big Ag-Backed Voluntary Water Agreements
Public trust advocates warn the plan prioritizes large agribusiness interests while undermining river health, Tribal Sovereignty, and fishing communities statewide.
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U.S. under Trump sets new world crude oil production record as climate disasters ravage the planet
U.S. crude oil production crushed all time world records in 2023 with 12.9 million barrels per day and 13.2 million barrels per day in 2024 under the Biden administration
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Embattled reservoir project in Colusa and Glenn counties gets federal approval
Critics say initiative ‘fails to respect tribal nations and local economies in the North State’
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Bulletin of Atomic Scientists: Doomsday Clock set closer to midnight than it has ever been
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons in the Manhattan Project
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As salmon and Delta fish crash, Trump regime approves Sites Reservoir Project ROD
Trump administration officials, Central Valley agribusiness interests, water agencies and California Governor Gavin Newsom claim that the Sites Project is needed to increase “water supply reliability” in the state
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State of the Estuary: Health of CA Delta Fish Rated "Poor" As Freshwater Flows Decline
Native fish continue to do well in the Bay and poorly in the Delta
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Breaking: No Delta Smelt Found in Fall Midwater Trawl for Eighth Year in a Row
The collapse of the Delta fish and salmon populations has been caused by the export of vast quantities of water to corporate agribusiness interests
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Update: SMUD cancels controversial Coyote Creek project that would remove nearly 3500 trees
“SMUD’s exit is welcome — but it doesn’t end the fight for Coyote Creek.”
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Klamath Indigenous Land Trust purchases 10,000 acres on Klamath River from PacifiCorp
PacifiCorp, the previous landowner, partnered with KILT to complete the sale following a decades long Indigenous-led effort to remove four dams on the Klamath River, completed last year