LOS ANGELES— A judge approved an agreement today to end litigation over approvals for 17 new oil and gas wells, some near homes and schools, in Los Angeles and Kern counties. The agreement comes after ...

The owner of an oil field in Los Angeles County is suing the state of California over a law that will require it to stop production and plug its wells or face costly fines. Inglewood Oil Field ...

Letter to Los AngeleS A Times climate reporter reflects ... Then, as you stand under a live oak and take a swig of water, you notice the oil wells, those nodding donkeys pumping grease out of ...

27, 2023. Credit: Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Community members and advocacy groups knew oil and gas wells emit some of the pollutants that have been associated with higher rates ...

Escalating his fight against the fossil fuel industry, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills Wednesday that will shut down the sprawling Inglewood Oil Field by 2030 and ramp up fees that companies must ...

"But people don't want to hold suburban sprawl accountable. We are all fairly complicit in this land-use pattern," she said. The fires in Los Angeles continue to burn despite all the resources ...

LOS ANGELES— A Los Angeles ... some of the world’s largest oil companies, including Exxon and Chevron, and some of California’s largest oil producers, such as California Resources Corporation and Aera ...