Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced SB 982 (2025–26), a new “climate disasters” bill pitched as a way to recoup insurance-related costs from oil and natural gas companies and route recoveries toward the state’s insurance instability (including FAIR Plan-related losses and assessments).

A new federal lawsuit is taking direct aim at California’s 3,200-foot “health protection zone” drilling ban under SB 1137, arguing the state has effectively wiped out the productive use of privately owned mineral rights without compensation.

DEPA has circulated an “achievement record” summarizing what it characterizes as the first year of Trump administration actions to expand domestic oil and natural gas production and reduce regulatory drag across the federal government.

In a significant and welcome development for California energy producers, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it has filed suit in federal court challenging California’s SB 1137 as an unconstitutional attempt to regulate oil and gas development on federal lands.

Last week, the California Independent Petroleum Association submitted formal comments to the California Air Resources Board challenging the methodology used to calculate the 2024 statewide average crude carbon intensity under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.