The Environmental Protection Agency reported that Kern County has experienced seven superemission events in the past week ...

A business-improvement initiative months in the planning will debut Wednesday at Taft College as leaders from across the area gather for the inaugural meeting of the West Kern Economic Alliance. The ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — In just under a month, some voters in Kern and Tulare counties will see ballots for another election. This special election is to fill the 32nd Assembly District seat, ...

The Environmental Defense Center works to prevent Sable restart of offshore oil drilling over safety and climate concerns.

January 22, 2025 (Kern County, Calif.) - Acres of orange fields sat unpicked in Kern County this week as word of Border Patrol raids circulated through Messenger chats and images of federal agents ...

Questions swirled Tuesday around an executive order President Donald Trump signed Monday that, depending how it is ultimately ...

Oil companies killed a California bill that would've held them accountable for natural disasters. AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP After a record-breaking year for fossil-fuel industry lobbying, oil companies ...

Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday. The mega-project in ...

London (AFP) – Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday.

New Brunswick-based Irving Oil Ltd. has confirmed that the century-old company will remain privately held, after completing a strategic review that started in June 2023. The company issued a ...