crude oil

Two years ago two non profit organizations banded together to prevent the approval of oil wells in the Carrizo Plain National Monument. They sued the US Bureau of Land Management and recently came to the agreement of permanently closing the restoration of eleven dormant oil wells and the approval for a new well.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has approved an aquifer exemption for the Arroyo Grande oil field near San Luis Obispo. This enables Sentinel Peak…

Phillips 66 on Wednesday filed an appeal to overturn the denial of its oil-by-rail plan by the San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission. On October 5,…

UPDATE: Thursday, February 25, 2016The public hearing over whether Phillips 66 can increase the number of oil shipments by train along the Central Coast…

The San Luis Obispo Planning Commission wrapping up public comment Friday after hearing from hundreds of people voicing opposition to an oil-by-rail plan…

The San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission is in the midst of a two-day hearing to consider the Phillips 66 rail spur project proposed near Nipomo.…

A hearing is set for Thursday and Friday for the public to finally sound off on the Phillips 66 rail spur proposal.The project would increase the number…

Oil giant ExxonMobil was given temporary approval Monday to truck nearly 18-million gallons of crude oil north along Highway 101 through Santa Barbara…

Gas prices are falling quickly in California, and that trend is expected to continue in the days to come according to industry experts. Will Speer with…

The City of San Jose is the latest California municipality to express concern over an increase in crude oil shipments by rail.The San Jose City Council…