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California Democrats cap legislative year with climate wins

Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove, whose Bakersfield district is one of the state's oil hubs, reads from a flier outlining how a proposal to ban neighborhood oil drilling would hurt her district, during the Senate session at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. The legislation passed and now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Democratic State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, of Long Beach, calls on lawmakers to approve her measure to place a ban on new oil and gas wells near homes and schools at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Her bill was among the climate wins for California Democrats in the final days of the legislative session. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) FILE— A pump jack extracts oil at a drilling site next to homes Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Signal Hill, Calif. California legislators passed a bill, on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, to ban new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes, schools and other neighborhood sites. It now goes to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign it. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)