Sacramento Responds To Golden Wasteland Report/NBC expose

Somebody's listening. We issued Golden Wasteland this morning, a harsh look at the Department of Toxic Substances Control and how it's falling down on its job of protecting Californians and the environment from toxic harm. NBC took a deep dive look at the Department last night as well — and its director refused to answer direct questions. Well now Sacramento has some of its own.

Senator DeLeon (D-Los Angeles) just wrote DTSC Director Debbie Raphael asking for some answers about its lack of enforcement and its mismanagement of hazard waste regulation. He's calling for a Senate investigation.

Liza Tucker

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Liza Tucker is a consumer advocate for Consumer Watchdog, following everything from oil and gas to the regulation of toxic substances in the state of California. She comes to us from Marketplace, the largest U.S. broadcast show on business and economics heard by ten million listeners each week on 400 radio stations. Liza worked at this public radio show for a decade, first as Commentary Editor and then as Senior Editor for both Washington and Sustainability News.

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