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By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 21, 2021 California issues draft rule banning oil wells within 3200 feet of homes…
Oct 21, 2021
By Nick Visser and Mollie Reilly, HUFFPOST October 21, 2021 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-oil-well-3200-feet_n_6170cc0de4b079111a52b29f California is seeking to dramatically expand protections for communities near oil…
Oct 21, 2021
By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN October 21, 2021 https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2021/10/21/calif-proposes-nations-biggest-buffer-zone-between-oil-wells-homes/6111928001/ California officials on Thursday proposed what they called the nation’s toughest public health protections…
Oct 21, 2021
By Koco McAboy, FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA October 20, 2021 https://www.foxla.com/news/grocery-shoppers-feel-the-hit-as-food-prices-skyrocket-nationwide LOS ANGELES – Food prices have risen astronomically this year…
Oct 21, 2021
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 14, 2021 We told you so – California’s ocean waters and coast still aren’t protected…
Oct 14, 2021
By Angela Hart and Samantha Young, KAISER HEALTH NEWS October 13, 2021 https://khn.org/news/article/health-industry-wields-power-in-californias-high-stakes-battle-to-lower-health-care-costs/ SACRAMENTO — Gavin Newsom put California’s health care industry…
Oct 13, 2021
By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE October 9, 2021 Environmental justice advocates respond to oil spill: End neighborhood and offshore oil…
Oct 9, 2021
By Emma Newburger, CNBC October 9, 2021 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-residents-grapple-with-health-problems.html LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Stepping out of a coffee shop near Interstate 110 in…
Oct 9, 2021
By Dave LaChance, REPAIRER DRIVEN NEWS October 8, 2021 Calif. orders Allstate, Mercury, CSAA to refund excess profits to drivers California’s insurance…
Oct 8, 2021
By Dan Bacher, DAILY KOS October 8, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/8/2057022/-Western-States-Petroleum-Association-launches-lawsuit-against-defacto-moratorium-on-fracking-in-CA As a massive oil spill kills fish and birds off the Orange County…
Oct 8, 2021
By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 7, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-07/lawmakers-talked-of-overhauling-the-states-embattled-medical-board-how-did-they-do SACRAMENTO — Amid increasing criticism that the state’s medical board is failing to discipline…
Oct 7, 2021
EDITORIAL by the Editorial Board of the Southern California NEWS GROUP October 6, 2021 https://www.pe.com/2021/10/06/marc-levine-versus-ricardo-lara/ A game of political musical chairs is underway…
Oct 6, 2021
By Jon Healey, Karen Garcia and Madalyn Amato, LOS ANGELES TIMES October 6, 2021 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-10-06/why-do-we-still-have-offshore-drilling-and-spilling The oil spill that’s fouling Southern California beaches has…
Oct 6, 2021
By Kathleen Ronayne and Matthew Daly, ASSOCIATED PRESS October 6, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/oil-spills-business-santa-barbara-california-environment-d63df432c594e2e381254a372a42a283 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has been a leader in…
Oct 6, 2021
By Dan Bacher, DAILYKOS October 5, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2021/10/4/2056120/-Newsom-Administration-issued-138-offshore-drilling-permits-in-CA-waters-prior-to-big-oil-spill Los Angeles — As birds, fish and other wildlife die from the over 126,000 gallons…
Oct 5, 2021
By Matthew S. Bajko, BAY AREA REPORTER September 27, 2021 https://www.ebar.com/news/latest_news/309115 A day after Assemblyman Marc Levine (D-Greenbrae) announced his 2022 candidacy…
Sep 27, 2021
By Jeannie Nguyen, ASSOCIATED PRESS September 24, 2021 https://apnews.com/article/business-fires-environment-and-nature-crime-california-a91f9697708a75fab39caf5a340c9fbf REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has been charged with manslaughter and…
Sep 24, 2021
By Dan Backer, ELK GROVE NEWS September 24, 2021 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2021/09/advocates-say-governor-newsoms-15.html Sacramento, CA — Against a backdrop of trees at the site of the KNP Complex…
Sep 24, 2021