More New CA Oil Drilling Permits Approved in January Than All Of 2025 As Path to Clean Energy Faces Mounting State, Industry, and Federal Threats, Watchdogs Warn

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Last year, permit approvals for drilling new wells continued falling, but in the first three weeks of January alone, California oil regulators issued more new drilling permits than for all of 2025, according to a new analysis from Consumer...