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Larry Valenzuela/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalThe state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel. -
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AP Photo//AP PhotoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking, marking the Democrat's latest move in a battle with the oil industry over energy prices and the impacts of climate change.
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The California state Senate passed a measure Friday to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is notoriously expensive to fill up at the pump. -
The Assembly approves Gov. Newsom’s bill on oil refineries on a 44-17 vote. But the state Senate will have its say when it convenes next week. -
The California governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks. -
Special session proceedings started in the Assembly on Wednesday as lawmakers held informational hearings on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal aimed at lowering gas prices. -
Unable to jam through bills he says will lower California gas prices, Gov. Newsom calls the Legislature back into session. -
The commission is starting to put into effect the gas price gouging and transparency bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law last spring. -
Newsom has previously said price gouging by the oil industry could be partially to blame for spiking costs. -
West Coast states continue to have the highest average gas prices in the country. -
Gov. Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil industry says it will closely watch the regulations. -
California lawmakers completed a nearly four-month special session Monday by sending Governor Gavin Newsom a bill that would create new transparency around oil industry profit margins. -
A bill to impose new oversight authority and levy potential penalties against the oil industry for extreme profits cleared the full Senate Thursday.. -
A revised proposal by Governor Gavin Newsom will get its first hearing in a Senate committee Wednesday, six months after he first proposed capping profits to reduce dramatic price spikes at the pump.
