The Trades' link forged with the oil industry is holding firm against Gov. Gavin Newsom's bid to regulate refineries.

They (ExxonMobil) have created this plastic problem," said Sejal Choksi-Chew, the executive director of San Francisco ...

California became the first state to pass a plastic bag ban in 2014, but it's been blamed for making the problem worse. The ...

Oil giant ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest plastics producers, has been sued by California for deceiving the public for decades by promising that all the plastic it produces would be recycled, ...

ExxonMobil's advice to California and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who filed the suit Sept. 23, look in the mirror. "For ...

The U.S. state of California has filed a lawsuit against oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, accusing the company of conducting a ...

California’s attorney general is suing oil and gas giant ExxonMobil, accusing the company of causing widespread harm to ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved new legislation Sunday prohibiting stores from providing plastic bags starting in 2026. It ...