This story was co-published with The Desert Sun, a former member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. California will soon have more authority to fine oil companies that cause major spills or other hazards. The new law, which will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, was authored in response to a Desert Sun and ProPublica probe that found the state agency charged with regulating fossil fuel companies had a spotty enforcement record and had collected no fines in 2020. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 631 on Oct. 7. The law increases penalties to as much as $70,000 per day for continuing violations, and it gives state regulators new abilities
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