gas

Californians Could Pay Highest Gas Tax In Nation This Summer

Californians could end up paying the highest gasoline taxes in the nation when a 3.5-cents-per-gallon increase kicks in this summer.

2013/03/01

California Lawmaker Proposes New Oil Tax Amid Rising Gas Prices

In one week, gas prices have jumped 12 cents, and as they continue to climb, a California lawmaker is proposing a new tax to be paid on every barrel of crude oil produced in the state.

2013/02/21

A natural gas line was ruptured in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (credit: Sac Metro Fire)

Natural Gas Line Severed In Rancho Cordova

Construction crews accidentally cut a natural gas line in Rancho Cordova.

2013/01/29

Chevron Says It Paid $10 Million After Refinery Fire

Chevron Corp. has paid about $10 million and has begun what’s being termed “corrective actions” after a fire last summer at its Richmond refinery, company officials said.

2013/01/29

Van Hits Natural Gas Line In Stockton, Forcing Evacuations

Residents at a Stockton apartment complex had a rude wake-up Tuesday after a van hit a natural gas line, forcing them from their apartments.

2013/01/01

California Gasoline Prices Down For Second Day

California’s reign of pump pain is easing as prices drop for the second day in a row.

2012/10/11

Edward Valila is accused of stealing $4,500 in gas from a Shell gas station in Roseville.

Roseville Police Make Arrest In Theft Of 1,000 Gallons Of Gasoline

Roseville Police have made an arrest in the theft of nearly 1,000 gallons of gas from a Shell station.

2012/10/08

Confusing Petrol Pump Signs Cause Vehicle Engine Damage

Nearly 1,000 Gallons Stolen From Roseville Gas Station

Police in the Northern California city of Roseville are investigating the theft of nearly 1,000 gallons of gas from a Shell station.

2012/10/07

Fire breaks out at the Evergreen Refinery. (credit: CBS)

Chevron Criticized For Response To Richmond Oil Refinery Fire

Investigators were looking at how a small, seemingly insignificant leak at one of the country’s biggest oil refineries quickly unraveled into an intense fire that sent acrid black smoke into the sky and hundreds of people to hospitals with health complaints.

2012/08/08