Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry in 2023 were killed thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, which forces Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment.
By Ryan Sabalow and Jermia Kimelman Sen. Lena Gonzalez represents an industrial district that includes Long Beach, where poor neighborhoods suffer from pollution. She has a 100 percent rating from environmental groups that praise her for taking on the Big Oil lobby in Sacramento. It was surprising for her, though, when the state’s powerful building […]
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Two-thirds of the bills opposed by the oil industry this year were killed, thanks in part to an alliance with the building trades union, forcing Democrats to sometimes choose between jobs and the environment. Story from @CalMatters.
If Gov. Gavin Newsom knew a bill targeting the oil industry and the state’s estimated 5,300 orphan wells could worsen the problems it attempted to solve, why did he sign