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Newsom Visits Big Oil Spill Near Bakersfield, Sees 'Progress'

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited the site of California's largest oil spill in decades and said he is encouraged by Chevron's efforts to clean it up. About 970,000 gallons have leaked from the ground at an oilfield west of Bakersfield over the last couple of months; about one third of it is...

Chevron Ordered to Halt Oil Spill in Kern County

SAN FRANCISCO — California regulators say Chevron has not done enough to stop a massive oil spill that dumped about 800,000 gallons of crude oil and water into a Kern County canyon, and they want the company to take further action to halt the flow. The seep out of the...

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