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DeSmog – As CRC Prepares to Buy Aera, New Law to Stem Orphan Wells Faces its First Test
The deal would place 40 percent of California’s idle wells in the hands of one operator. Campaigners warn this poses an “immense” risk to...
The San Francisco Chronicle – California proposes rule that would change how insurers assess wildfire risk
By Megan Fan Munce, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/home-insurance-wildfire-risk-19021575.php
A newly proposed regulation aims to draw insurers back to the state by allowing them to anticipate future wildfire risks when raising their...
KTVU-SF (FOX) – San Francisco, CA: Using Models To Predict Insurance Rate Hikes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GAY6xfdKTA
Harvey Rosenfield of Consumer Watchdog says this new plan would allow the insurance companies to propose these models without public scrutiny, and there's this...
The Los Angeles Times – Editorial: What’s behind California’s high gas prices? Don’t trust the oil industry for answers
By The Times Editorial Board, LOS ANGELES TIMES
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-03-18/editorial-whats-behind-californias-high-gas-prices-dont-trust-the-oil-industry-for-answers
If you live in California you’ve probably run across ads blaming high gasoline prices on state laws...
E&E News – Oil-friendly ad blitz targets Calif. climate policies
By Anne Mulkern, E&E NEWS
https://www.eenews.net/articles/oil-friendly-ad-blitz-targets-calif-climate-policies/#:~:text=climate%20policies,-By%20Anne%20C&text=Coalitions%20that%20won%27t%20reveal,higher%20gas%20and%20electricity%20prices.
Oil industry allies in California are filling television and computer screens statewide with a multimillion-dollar ad campaign that blames state...
Politico – Pressure at the Pump
By Wes Venteicher, Politico California Climate
PRESSURE AT THE PUMP: A group of environmental and consumer groups is pressuring the California Energy Commission to hurry up...
The Mercury News – Commissioner unveils plan for home insurers to base California rate hikes on catastrophe prediction models
By John Woolfolk, THE MERCURY NEWS
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/14/commissioner-unveils-plan-for-home-insurers-to-base-rate-hikes-on-catastrophe-prediction-models/amp
In an effort to staunch the exodus of home insurers fleeing the state, California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday unveiled...
Cal Matters – Home insurers given leeway
By Levi Sumagaysay, CAL MATTERS
https://calmatters.org/newsletter/financial-aid-deadline-california
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