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As the country moves toward cleaner energy sources to fight against climate change, many challenges arise for communities dependent on tax revenue from oil, gas and coal. In 2020, oil and gas generated nearly one-quarter of Kern county’s property tax reve
Mark Overstreet, left, and Scott Miller, right, enjoy breakfast together at Pappy’s Coffee Shop in Bakersfield, Calif., on May 26, 2022. Pappy’s Coffee Shop in Bakersfield is frequented by oil workers and decorated with a petroleum theme. Overstreet worke
The Kern River Oil Field is seen directly alongside a neighborhood in Oildale, Calif., on May 24, 2022.
Anabel Marquez of Shafter, is pictured at Mannel Park in Shafter, Calif., on May 23, 2022. Marquez said there are active wells near their home and she feels signs of the pollution in the air in both their eyes and nose. Her grandchildren both have asthma.
Catalina Solar Project, a large solar farm in Kern County, is pictured near Rosamond, Calif., on May 23, 2022. “California is about 10 years ahead of other places on climate policy, but I expect we’ll see similar issues pop up across the United States,” s
Buena Vista Oil Field is seen from a little league baseball game at Franklin Field Complex in Taft, Calif., on May 25, 2022.
Fred Holmes, chairman at Board of Holmes Western Oil Corp, is pictured at his home in Taft, Calif., on May 24, 2022. Holmes started in the petroleum industry at age 13 and is now a leader in the area. The Holmes Family Education and Training Foundation fu
Signs protesting changes in the oil industry are seen around town in Taft, Calif., on May 25, 2022. Taft was built above California’s largest oil field, the Midway-Sunset oil field, after a gusher in 1910 exploded with millions of gallons of crude oil.
Petroleum Club Road is seen in Taft, Calif., on May 25, 2022.
Seniors Abigail Varela, left, and Emma Wooley, right, work on their final projects at the Taft Union High School Oil Technology Academy in Taft, Calif., on May 24, 2022. The CPA Lighthouse Academy is an application based program for high school students a
The Bakersfield High School mascot, the Drillers, is seen on the side of the school in Bakersfield, Calif., on May 26, 2022.
An oil field near McKittrick is pictured in Kern County, Calif., on May 25, 2022. Although California hopes to continue a transition to cleaner sources of energy, the transition is not simple. The oil industry provides high paying jobs to those without a
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