Western States Petroleum Association

The Western States Petroleum Association opposed Dodd's bill, too, but a spokesman for the industry group declined requests for a comment on why. Since 2015, the association and its member companies have donated close to $26 million to political action committees and the campaigns of current state ...

“We've played a constructive, collaborative role in these many years,” said Bob Poole, a lobbyist with the Western States Petroleum Association. “We've helped them find the best ways to address the legal mandates to implement regulations.” That collaboration sometimes veered into potential conflict.

The Western States Petroleum Association has called the bill "a crude and overly simplistic proposal that will hurt the majority of California families and is also likely to undermine California's current track of success in climate leadership." Ting said last week: "The oil industry has come out in force opposing ...

As I reported on last year for In These Times, the Western States Petroleum Association played a heavy hand in drafting the cap-and-trade extension bill passed in California last year, including its sizable loopholes for some of the state's big polluters. (Investor-owned utilities poured nearly $4.7 million into ...

Assemblymember Phil Ting's bill to ban the sale of internal combustion passenger vehicles in California starting in 2040 received a less-than-enthusiastic reception from Catherine Reheis-Boyd, the President of the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) and former chair of the Marine Life Protection ...

Catherine Rehesis-Boyd, President of the Western States Petroleum Association, claims this “would come at the expense of those who can afford it the least both financially and in lifestyle – California's lower and middle class working families.” Janelle London, Co-Executive Director of Coltura, explains why ...

... an independent charity evaluator, that recognizes only the most fiscally responsible organizations. This is the fifth consecutive year the food bank has earned the top distinction. ▫ Henry T. Perea, senior vice president of policy and strategic affairs at Western States Petroleum Association, was named to the ...

“Did you know that WSPA stands for Western States Petroleum Association?” he said. “And all this time I thought it meant We Specialize in Purchasing Assemblymembers.” Since then, the progressive Senate has passed several bills that have stalled or been watered down in the more moderate Assembly, ...

“Did you know that WSPA stands for Western States Petroleum Association?” he said. “And all this time I thought it meant We Specialize in Purchasing Assemblymembers.” Since then, the progressive Senate has passed several bills that have stalled or been watered down in the more moderate Assembly, ...

The Western Oil and Gas Association (now the Western States Petroleum Association) challenged the ordinances' constitutionality in court, alleging that they violated the Constitution's Commerce Clause. SLO County's Measure A held up alongside the rest, and that was in part due to the moratorium on ...

Early in 2011, Bill Allayaud was so fed up with what he saw as dereliction of duty by California's oil and gas regulator that he began to catalog grievances: unregulated fracking, allowing companies to inject oilfield wastewater into clean water aquifers, little or no oversight into critical practices affecting public ...

Emails to representatives with the Western States Petroleum Association and the American Petroleum Institute were not immediately returned Monday. Sixteen members of Washington and Oregon's congressional delegation last month wrote to Zinke to oppose the plan, saying gas drilling off the Northwest ...

Early in 2011, Bill Allayaud was so fed up with what he saw as dereliction of duty by California's oil and gas regulator that he began to catalog grievances: unregulated fracking, allowing companies to inject oilfield wastewater into clean water aquifers, little or no oversight into critical practices affecting public ...

Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association lobbying group, said the proposals will continue to hurt consumers. “The proposed increased target would further undermine the state's ability to efficiently meet its climate goals,” she said. Oregon and British Columbia have ...

The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), the most powerful corporate lobbying group in California, and its members have contributed $170 million to California political campaigns since 2001, according to a new data analysis from the Berkeley-based, nonpartisan watchdog MapLight. WSPA is ...

Outspending all of their competition, Chevron placed first with $8.2 million and the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), the trade association for the oil industry in the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada and Arizona, placed second $6.2 million. Tesoro Refining and Marketing ...

The Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), the largest and most powerful corporate lobbying group in California, on November 30 announced the addition of Margo Parks to their in house lobbying team. “Margo's energy, enthusiasm and understanding of California policy and politics will be a great ...

The Sacramento-based Western States Petroleum Association declined requests from the Union-Tribune to comment on whether it would support or oppose the formation of a commission. The trade group also passed on responding to accusations by Consumer Watchdog that the oil industry is responsible ...

... to potential oil spills in Washington state,” said Jessica Spiegel, Northwest representative for the Western States Petroleum Association. Destroyed net pens at Cooke Aquaculture The destroyed salmon net pens at Cooke Aquaculture. (Photo by Liam Gallagher). Say goodbye to Atlantic salmon fish farms.

A 2016 assessment estimates undiscovered recoverable oil at fractions of the U.S. total. Proponents have backed the idea as a way to provide affordable energy, meet growing demands and to promote the U.S.'s “energy dominance.” Emails to representatives with the Western States Petroleum Association ...

"Ultimately, Californians do have a say — producing energy offshore California's coast is accomplished through a collaborative federal, state and local regulatory process," said Western States Petroleum Association President Catherine Reheis-Boyd. "Comprehensive overlapping rules and regulations ...

Emails to representatives with the Western States Petroleum Association and the American Petroleum Institute were not immediately returned Monday. Sixteen members of Washington and Oregon's congressional delegation last month wrote to Zinke to oppose the plan, saying gas drilling off the Northwest ...

Fresno State's University Advisory Board has welcomed its newest member – Henry T. Perea, a Fresno State graduate who is the senior vice president of policy and strategic affairs at Western States Petroleum Association. The board is composed of 21 members who play a role in providing insight to the ...