SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management ...

The discovery set off an oil boom. By 1901 there were over 500 oil wells in the field. By 1904, the Kern River Oilfield had produced 17 and a half million barrels, the most in California. Within a ...

The 13-year, $68 million effort to put Kern oil permitting in local hands is headed back to the courts after the county Board of Supervisors voted Thursday to revise a massive environmental review and ...

Oil Fields #13, Taft, California, 2002; 101.3 x 126.5 cm. (39.9 x 49.8 in.) close. Medium Chromogenic print, mounted Size 101.3 x 126.5 cm. (39.9 x 49.8 in.) Edition Lorem ipsum dolor sit ame ...

Elias: Blame oil industry, not government, for California’s high gas prices Chevron, state’s largest oil refiner, directly linked to major client of author who wrote study predicting rise to ...

CHARLESTON — The Coles County Board of School Trustees will hold its final meeting July 7. The board is being replaced by a ...

Grass Valley is what happens when gold rush history meets small-town sweetness. This Sierra Nevada foothills town has more charm per square foot than most places have in their entire city limits. The ...

Feds launch effort to reopen oil, gas leasing in Central California; Funeral services for June 20, 2025; ... The Bakersfield Californian 4900 California Ave., Suite 100A Bakersfield, CA 93309 ...