Tag: Oil and Gas
Two Job Killer Bills Held in Appropriations; 2 Job Creators Move
Eight job killer proposals identified by the California Chamber of Commerce this year remain alive after last week’s deadline for fiscal committees to send...
First 2023 Job Killer Sets Dangerous Precedent
Legislation creating a misguided policy that would exacerbate California’s affordability crisis was named by the California Chamber of Commerce this week as the first...
CalChamber Adds Threat to State Oil/Gas Employment to Job Killer List
Legislation threatening state oil and gas development operations and employment in related industries has been added to the job killer list.
SB 1137 (Lena Gonzalez;...
CalChamber Urges Careful Deliberation on Governor’s Contentious Climate Package
The time remaining in the legislative session is inadequate for the necessary full discussion of the climate proposals the Governor issued last week, the...
Governor Announces New Setback Rules for Oil Wells
Governor Gavin Newsom last week announced that the Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM) in the Department of Conservation released a proposed regulation curbing new...
CalChamber Halts Limit on Climate Technology Innovation
Legislation that would have limited technological development and hurt the state’s ability to meet its carbon neutrality goals failed to move out of Senate...
CalChamber Opposition Stops 5 Job Killer Bills
Strong opposition from the California Chamber of Commerce helped to stop five job killer bills from advancing in the state Legislature. The bills failed...
Governor Calls for Phase Out of Oil Extraction in State
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a press release announcing he was directing state agencies to phase out new permits for hydraulic fracturing in...
Job Killer Bill DOA
A California Chamber of Commerce-identified job killer bill that proposed to ban in-state oil and gas production, SB 467 (Wiener; D-San Francisco), failed in...
CalChamber Releases 2021 Job Killer List
This week, the California Chamber of Commerce released its annual job killer list, which includes 18 bills that would place California employers and the...
