Trump Smacks Down Gavin Newsom, Orders Oil Rigs Off California’s Coast to Begin Pumping Again

The news sent California Governor Gavin Newsom, activist Jane Fonda, and their supporters into a tizzy. In mid-March, Donald Trump signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law from 1950, to kickstart a dormant offshore oil operation along the California coast. Naturally, the Golden State quickly filed a lawsuit—how could we dare to produce our own energy? That legal battle is still underway, but in the meantime, the oil is officially flowing, and it’s coming out at full speed.: Sable Offshore officially commenced oil sales through the Santa Ynez Pipeline System Sunday, marking the first time the network has moved crude oil since a major spill idled operations over a decade ago… The company announced oil began flowing on March 29, with the pipeline succ