Kern County Archives - Page 4 of 5

California Oil Industry Facing Disaster Due to Coronavirus, Oil War Threats

March 26, 2020 2:15 amMarch 25, 2020 9:43 pm

Oil rich areas in California such as Kern County and Los Angeles County, along with in-state oil and gasoline companies such as Chevron, are facing a more and more likely industry collapse in the next several weeks due to both...

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Agency Sued By Environmental Groups

March 21, 2020 7:48 am

One of the largest pollution controls districts in California received a lawsuit on Wednesday, charging the district with favoritism toward oil companies among other alleged wrongdoings. The national environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action joined with 5 local environmental groups...

Tom Lackey and Steve Fox Will Face Off for the Fourth 36th Assembly District Election in a Row

March 5, 2020 4:07 pm

For the 4th time since 2014, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) will go against former Assemblyman Steve Fox (D) for the 36th Assembly district seat. The incumbent Lackey ended the night with 56.6% of the vote. Fox managed to get second...

Kern County Water Districts and White Lands – Kern County Water Agency

February 27, 2020 11:22 amFebruary 28, 2020 7:43 am

A controversial aspect of new California groundwater regulation is the unofficial collaboration of the Environmental Defense Fund to structure water markets that previously failed; and circular buy-outs of farmlands funded with high water rates paid by the same farmers whose...

2020 March Primary Preview: 21st Congressional District

February 19, 2020 5:46 am

The 21st Congressional District: Taking up the lower San Joaquin Valley with bits and pieces of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties, the 21st Congressional District stretches from outer Bakersfield to outer Fresno. An overwhelmingly Hispanic region at 71% of...

2020 March Primary Preview: 36th State Assembly District

February 7, 2020 9:53 am

The 36th State Assembly District: The 36th District is where Los Angeles ends and where desert and farms begin. Comprised of parts of Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernardino counties, the district fans out from Edwards Air Force Base, injecting...

BLM Plan to Open 800,000 Acres of Federal Land in California to Oil and Gas Leasing

October 6, 2019 10:36 amOctober 7, 2019 1:10 pm

The oil and gas industry in California currently provides 368,000 jobs and more than $24 billion in tax revenues to the state, making this industry vital to the entire California economy. The Trump administration Bureau of Land Management has finalized...