Governor Newsom issues executive order: zero-emission vehicles by 2035

On Wednesday, Governor Newsom announced a decision to gradually phase out of “climate change-causing" vehicles by 2035. The executive order is a part of a larger goal to reach a carbon-free economy in our state by 2045. But with Kern County’s economy largely rooted in the petroleum industry, a leader in that field feels that we have not struck oil with this announcement.