The Latest Breaking News from Capital & Main

Fast-Growing ‘Carbon-Neutral’ Energy Company Ramps Up Oil and Gas Production

Environmentalists question the sustainability commitments made by Denver-based Civitas Resources.

Capital & Main · Jan 10, 2024

Power Play: No Limits Mean PG&E May Raise Rates Again for Northern and Central Californians

A $33 a month average rate hike took effect Jan. 1. Now PG&E wants up to $20 a month more. Reformers say it is time to cap annual increases.

Capital & Main · Jan 9, 2024

Why Pittsburgh Has ‘the Most Extreme Embrace’ of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists, Per Report

Powerful lobbyists represent both oil and gas interests and environmental groups.

Capital & Main · Jan 8, 2024

Northeast States Double Down on Building America’s Wind Market, Despite Setbacks

General Electric’s giant wind turbine facility is on track, aided by New York state and federal support.

Capital & Main · Jan 1, 2024

Working to End ‘Food Apartheid’

In low-income areas of Los Angeles without supermarkets, small stores are learning to profitably sell healthy foods their customers can afford.

Capital & Main · Dec 27, 2023

California Wants to Make More Carbon, New Mexico Looks to Overhaul How It Regulates the Oil and Gas Industry

Meanwhile, post-COP28, banks pull back from fossil fuels and investors seek opportunities in transition steps like carbon capture storage.

Capital & Main · Dec 22, 2023

It’s Settled: New Mexico to Bankroll Plugging of Oil Wells for Texas Company

The company at the center of the settlement is called a “poster child” for state Oil and Gas Act reforms.

Capital & Main · Dec 21, 2023

Los Angeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists

Twenty-one hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent housing for the city’s poorest residents.

Capital & Main · Dec 21, 2023

California Mandates to Improve Pay and Benefits Will Take Effect in 2024

Minimum wages to rise statewide, with larger gains for fast food and health workers. More paid sick leave, workplace violence prevention rules and other worker protections are also to begin Jan. 1.

Capital & Main · Dec 20, 2023

Despite Historic Pay Discrimination Settlement, Little Has Changed for Women on Wall Street

The $215 million deal made headlines, but the industry pay gap persists, along with new cases of sexual harassment.

Capital & Main · Dec 18, 2023