The Justice Department said the president has the legal authority to overrule state regulators and reopen an offshore oil ...

The Defense Production Act provides the president broad authorities to influence domestic industry in the interest of national defense or emergencies.

Some residents, business owners and environmentalists questioned whether authorities reacted quickly enough to contain one of the largest oil spills in recent California history, caused by a suspected ...

About 126,000 gallons of significant crude oil leaked into the waters in Southern California over the weekend that now threatens marine life and scenic beaches. In a news release, Amplify Energy Corp.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California sued the federal government Friday for approving a Texas-based company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast, escalating a fight over the ...

The approvals come after state lawmakers passed a new law, which took effect Jan. 1, exempting oil drilling in Kern County ...

The 2021 Huntington Beach oil spill turned thriving beach economies into ghost towns overnight, and Washington learned ...

Oil spilling into federal waters off California's coast has prompted fresh calls for an end to offshore oil drilling in state and federal waters — but that's easier said than done. Neither the ...