Experts said following the Border Patrol operation three weeks ago, those industries have seen a worker shortage.

Kern County has signed off an oil company’s plan to permanently store greenhouse gas emissions underground in a depleted oil field, marking California's first foray into carbon storage and a ...

“Kern communities are bringing this lawsuit in order to protect their families because the county has failed to do so.” This week’s adoption comes a year after a California appeals court struck down a ...

FRESNO, Calif.— A California appeals court ruled unanimously today that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance designed to fast-track ...

An oil derrick, much like those found scattered across Kern County. Image by John R Perry from Pixabay. (CN) --- Kern County, California, claims in a federal lawsuit filed Monday that Governor Gavin ...

With President Trump declaring a 'National Energy Emergency' in his inaugural address, what does that mean for those invested ...

State Sen. Shannon Grove (R–Bakersfield) has asked President Donald Trump to visit Kern County to get a first hand look at the heart of California’s oil industry.

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 ...

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 ...