California air regulators approved a sweeping carbon market overhaul Friday, giving oil refineries billions in free permits over environmentalists' objections.

E85 can cost less than gasoline per gallon. But in California, finding and saving money with the fuel is more complicated.

A new carbon market proposal could send billions in free permits to industry while cutting money for California programs.

While other California governor candidates apologize for past mistakes, Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra has a different strategy: dodge and dismiss.

A proposed California subsidy for cleaner burning jet fuel could tap road funds and push gas prices higher, with ripple effects for California drivers.

The Democratic billionaire is moving quickly to take advantage of a wide-open California governor’s race.

A former staffer claims the congressman sexually assaulted her. Which candidates stand to benefit?

The Democratic congressmember came under pressure after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer alleged the congressmember sexually assaulted her.

A wetlands-for-drilling deal collapsed under a state law. Now it's fuel for a federal fight over California's energy policies.

A proposed California subsidy for cleaner burning jet fuel could tap road funds and push gas prices higher, with ripple effects for California drivers.

A California power provider shows homes can ditch fossil-fueled appliances without pricey electrical service upgrades after all.

Spiking gas prices. Traffic jams. BART’s funding woes. “Super-commuters” in this Northern California hub are struggling.

Democrat Daniel Lurie, a Levi Strauss heir, is tapping his Rolodex to raise private donations to fix homelessness, clean streets, fill vacant storefronts and more.

The candidates for California governor submitted their tax returns last week. See who earned what – and how much they paid in taxes.

Tech giants involved in AI and cryptocurrency spent $39 million last year to influence lawmakers and policy. It's the start of what could be a spending blitz in the upcoming election.

The Iran war likely won’t move the needle if its economic impact is transitory but will promote the energy transition otherwise.

California exempted advanced manufacturing from CEQA review by mistake. Now environmental and industry groups are fighting over the fix.

The FAA wants California to prove it’s allocating jet fuel tax revenue to aviation. Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.

Just before the Eaton fire broke out, an L.A. County official urged his team to issue a cellphone alert about increasingly dangerous winds to no avail.

Chad Bianco, a Republican sheriff running for governor, seized 2025 ballots for a voter fraud investigation. California is asking a court to halt the inquiry.

War with Iran adds to a long list of factors making California gas hella expensive.

Gasoline prices are way up and diesel up even more. Natural gas prices spiking in most of the world, but unchanged in the US. Economics helps explain why. The energy markets courses that our Energy…

If elected, will the prolific Wiener get housing laws passed at a national level? Or will Congress' tendency to inaction win out?

Recent reports suggest the president may have only a thin buffer to rely on if a prolonged conflict starts to weaken growth and spur inflation.

EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding in February eliminated the foundation of much of U.S. climate policy.

Plus: Updates on the California governor's race and the Hollywood Climate Summit.

We look at the impact of the war on California’s oil industry and on you: How have you been affected by rising gas prices?

Agriculture, packaging and restaurant trade groups are suing California in federal court, arguing the state's Truth in Recycling law violates their free speech.

Matt Mahan, a centrist Democrat with an anti-establishment streak, is polling at 3 percent.

A new analysis of nearly 2,000 fossil fuel ads finds Big Oil has moved from green promises to insisting oil and gas are inevitable. (They're not).

Two moderate candidates for California governor are proposing gas price relief similar to their GOP rivals as the war in Iran sends fuel prices soaring.

When you've committed to holding a Summer Olympics, a marathon route becomes a guaranteed death march

Trump is using Cold War-era emergency powers to force a California oil pipeline back online — and Gov. Newsom vows to sue, to block the move.

Iran war spikes gas prices, putting spotlight on California's refinery profit-cap rules and the state's shrinking fuel supply options.

Iran war spikes gas prices, putting spotlight on California's refinery profit-cap rules and the state's shrinking fuel supply options.

California schools faced repeated planned power outages in 2024-2025 as Edison cut electricity to prevent wildfires, forcing closures and costly backup power solutions.

In more than half of U.S. states, Republican and Democratic lawmakers have introduced legislation that would boost adoption of DIY solar systems.

The Chronicle spoke to California Sen. Adam Schiff on Wednesday about his latest war powers resolution, which would have blocked President Donald Trump from making further strikes on Iran.

The Little Hoover Commission warns AI data centers could spike electricity bills, urging lawmakers to make tech companies — not households — pay for grid upgrades.