California gas prices near $6 a gallon
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California gas prices reach highest mark in years as last oil shipment from Strait of Hormuz arrives
California gas prices reached their highest mark since 2023 as the last oil shipment from the Strait of Hormuz arrived at a Los Angeles County port.
Gas prices have hit new four-year highs nationwide, with Friday's national average coming in at $4.42. Residents in California are paying $6 or more per gallon. The surge in gas prices could be the start of "demand destruction" and lead to fewer chances of a Federal Rate cut in 2026 and could even mean a rate increase,
The new legislative push illustrates an ongoing tension in the state: As California attempts to transition away from fossil fuels, major affordability concerns, enhanced by the ongoing war with Iran and embodied by the backlash to recent oil refinery closures in the state, loom large.
Gubernatorial candidates laid out their views on climate and energy issues from the gas tax to the wildfire insurance crisis facing California.
California gas prices declined for the first time in 13 weeks and reached an average of $5.73 per gallon of regular fuel on April 13, down from last week's price of $5.77 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Why are gas ...
A grass fire was threatening an underground natural gas pipeline Thursday in the San Francisco Bay Area, forcing authorities to evacuate about 4,000 people and close an elementary school for the day, officials said. The fire, which started Wednesday ...
As debate over the future of California’s Cap-and-Invest reforms grows, residential households with natural gas service through investor-owned utilities are set to receive bill credits of about $40 this month as part of the program’s annual return of ...