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By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE July 10, 2021 http://redgreenandblue.org/2021/07/10/big-first-californias-oil-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-aera-energy-fracking-permit-applications/ “This is the first permit denial of this scale for reasons…
Jul 10, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 9, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/9/2039081/-California-s-oil-and-gas-regulatory-agency-denies-21-fracking-permits-by-Aera-Energy Sacramento — The California Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM), the state’s oil and gas regulatory agency, on Friday…
Jul 9, 2021By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS July 7, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/7/7/2038352/-CA-oil-industry-has-used-1-8-billion-gallons-of-freshwater-for-drilling-operations-since-Fall-2018 In a new report, Food and Water Research reveals that since Governor Newsom was…
Jul 7, 2021By Trenton Straube, POZ July 7, 2021 https://www.poz.com/article/supreme-court-hear-hiv-case-involving-cvs-pharmacy-program-discrimination Can health plans force clients to get HIV meds via mail or at a…
Jul 7, 2021Editorial by LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD July 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-07-06/california-medical-board-reform It’s become a common scene at the quarterly meetings of the California Medical…
Jul 6, 2021By Jeff McDonald, THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE July 4, 2021 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/story/2021-07-04/lobbyist-seeks-2m-fee-for-work-on-behalf-of-insurer-that-donated-to-states-top-regulator A contract dispute being waged in a Northern California courtroom is complicating…
Jul 5, 2021By Alexis Shanes, LAW 360 July 2, 2021 https://www.law360.com/retail/articles/1399999/cvs-persuades-justices-to-review-hiv-bias-case Law360 (July 2, 2021, 2:17 PM EDT) — The U.S. Supreme Court said…
Jul 2, 2021By Bob Egelko, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE July 2, 2021 https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Supreme-Court-to-hear-appeal-of-S-F-case-that-16290630.php The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear an appeal by CVS…
Jul 2, 2021Hosted by Mina Kim, KQED FORUM July 1, 2021 https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101884260/californians-in-fire-prone-areas-struggle-to-find-insurance Click here to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.…
Jul 1, 2021By Staff Editors, COLLISION WEEK July 1, 2021 Consumer Group Alleges Auto Insurance Companies Overcharged California Motorists $5.5 Billion During First Year…
Jul 1, 2021By Miranda Green, CALMATTERS June 30, 2021 Should homeowners pay for climate change? In hard-hit Napa Valley, which has burned multiple times…
Jun 30, 2021By Staff Reporters, INSURANCE JOURNAL June 29, 2021 https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2021/06/29/620665.htm Most California insurance companies continued to charge pre-pandemic auto insurance rates despite a…
Jun 29, 2021By Samantha Young, CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE June 25, 2021 https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/doctors-lobby-scores-major-victory-on-bill-to-hold-physicians-accountable/ SACRAMENTO — The board that licenses and disciplines doctors in California is failing…
Jun 25, 2021By Zarina Khairzada, SPECTRUM NEWS 1 LA June 22, 2021 https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/news/2021/06/22/crv-costs-turn-into-a-tax-on-consumers?cid=app_share LOS ANGELES — Dozens of bags filled with plastic, glass and…
Jun 22, 2021By Dale Kasler, SACRAMENTO BEE June 21, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/article251430658.html They held a potluck picnic on Sunnyside Road a few weeks ago. It…
Jun 21, 2021By Colby Bermel, POLITICO June 17, 2021 https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-playbook-pm/2021/06/17/split-messaging-493296 FRACKING FRACAS: How much fracking is there in California? Industry organizations and environmental advocates are…
Jun 18, 2021By Colby Bermel, POLITICO June 17, 2021 https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2021/06/17/how-much-fracking-is-there-in-california-newsom-state-regulators-cant-tell-1386240 SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom has repeatedly said that fracking accounts for less than…
Jun 17, 2021Progressive consumer groups are already pushing back on catastrophe model recommendations. By Staff Writers, RISK MARKET NEWS June 14, 2021 https://www.riskmarketnews.com/california-extreme-heat-reinsurance-pool-cat-model-pivot-pushed/ A…
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