Chevron Corp.'s Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California. Photographer: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post/Getty Images
Chevron Corp.'s Kern River oil field in Bakersfield, California. Photographer: Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post/Getty Images
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