Oil and gas

April 16, 2024

Rural Latino communities are divided about the project, which would capture carbon from an oilfield and power plant — and...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: California introduces rule to end fracking in the state

Courthouse News Service

February 10, 2024

The proposed regulation will phase out fracking in the light of increasing public concern about the practice and its contribution...

NEW REPORTS AVAILABLE: Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring in the South San Joaquin Valley

State Water Board

September 27, 2023

New reports available from the State Water Resources Control Board: REPORT: Spectral characterization of dissolved organic matter in groundwater to...

GRIST: Deprived of Colorado River water, an oil company’s plans to mine in Utah may have dried up

Grist

Colorado River

September 19, 2023

An Estonian oil company planned to produce enough oil in 30 years to spew the equivalent of carbon emissions from...

NOTICE of consideration of approval- Southern Lost Hills Oilfield basin plan amendment

State Water Board

September 19, 2023

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board will consider adopting a resolution approving the...

USGS: Plugging the gaps: How the USGS is working to fill in data gaps for orphaned oil and gas wells

USGS

Water quality

July 28, 2023

Ever wonder what happens to an oil and gas well when it runs dry? Believe it or not, that is...

INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: What is produced water?

Inside Climate News

July 24, 2023

Here’s what you need to know about wastewater from oil and gas drilling operations. By Liz Gross, Inside Climate News...

NOTICE: Oil & Gas Groundwater Monitoring Update

November 5, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The US Geological Survey (USGS) will be presenting summaries of recently published manuscripts...

NOTICE: Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring – Reports for Poso Creek and North Coles Levee Oil Field

State Water Board

June 1, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: New reports are now available from the Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring Program...

NOW AVAILABLE: Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring – Report for Orcutt Oil Field

April 15, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: A new report is now available from the Oil and Gas Regional Groundwater Monitoring...

NOW AVAILABLE: Oil and Gas Groundwater Monitoring: 2021 Model Criteria Performance Report

April 5, 2022

From the State Water Resources Control Board: The “2021 Annual Performance Report: Model Criteria for Groundwater Monitoring in Areas of...

CAL MATTERS: A rare ecological gem is slicked with spilled oil — again

Cal Matters

October 5, 2021

Wetlands painstakingly created with millions of dollars are the most devastating victims of the Huntington Beach oil spill. The trio...

STATE WATER BOARD: Update on the Oil and Gas Monitoring Program