The HillHouse panel votes to lift oil export banThe HillA House subcommittee voted Thursday to lift the 40-year-old restriction on exporting crude oil, moving the legislation a significant step toward passage. Before approving the measure by voice vote, Re …

KCRA SacramentoCA oil spill gushed like hose 'without a nozzle'KCRA SacramentoLOS ANGELES —Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn't take long to find a spill - oil was spreading across the s …