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By Kevin Smith, RIVERSIDE PRESS ENTERPRISE June 5, 2020 https://www.pe.com/2020/06/05/watchdog-group-opposes-bill-that-would-hike-insurance-rates-in-fire-prone-areas/ A bill that would allow California insurance companies to boost homeowners’ insurance…
Jun 5, 2020Study looked at 3 million birth certificates and oil, gas info – Low birth weights found in rural areas near active wells…
Jun 3, 2020By Dan Bacher, RED WHITE AND GREEN June 3, 2020 New study confirms: Living near oil wells is harmful to pregnant women…
Jun 3, 2020By Stacey Shepard, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN June 3, 2020 https://www.bakersfield.com/news/state-board-puts-local-doctor-on-probation-following-patients-death-after-giving-birth/article_1ae22480-a5e0-11ea-bcab-3fc47689347a.html A local OB-GYN will begin five years of probation later this month following…
Jun 3, 2020By Staff Writers, KALLANISH ENERGY May 26, 2020 https://www.kallanishenergy.com/2020/05/26/group-seeks-to-toughen-california-bonding-for-og/ A consumer group wants California Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign an executive order…
May 26, 2020By Dan Bacher, RED GREEN & BLUE May 21, 2020 http://redgreenandblue.org/2020/05/21/socialism-oil-companies-end-paying-cleanup-costs-orphan-wells/ Consumer Watchdog called upon Governor Gavin Newsom to prevent oil companies from receiving…
May 21, 2020By Staff Writers, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT May 21, 2020 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/ The head of the group Consumer Watchdog has written a letter to…
May 21, 2020By Wendy Davis, MEDIAPOST DIGITAL NEWS DAILY May 20, 2020 https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/351605/google-begins-encrypting-domain-name-lookups.html In a move touted as boosting privacy and security, Google on…
May 20, 2020By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA SF May 20, 2020 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/20/18833152.php “Given the state’s grave deficit, it’s imperative that no new wells be…
May 20, 2020By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA May 15, 2020 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/15/18833050.php Tuesday, May 19, marks the fifth anniversary of the massive Plains All American Pipeline…
May 15, 2020By Max Greenwood, THE HILL May 8, 2020 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/496676-coronavirus-pours-cold-water-on-state-ballot-initiatives# Advocacy groups and citizen-led ballot initiatives are struggling to keep their campaigns going amid…
May 8, 2020By Timothy Darragh, BESTWIRE May 7, 2020 http://news.ambest.com/newscontent.aspx?refnum=225122&altsrc=23 The California Assembly’s Committee on Insurance advanced a bill to expedite rate filings in parts of…
May 7, 2020By Dan Bacher, DAILYKOS May 7, 2020 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/5/7/1943370/-As-oil-prices-plunged-during-pandemic-new-California-oil-permits-rose-7-8-in-2020-s-first-quarter Los Angeles — As the price of oil plunged to below zero and dozens of…
May 7, 2020By Ross Todd, LAW.COM May 5, 2020 https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/05/05/transamerica-gets-preliminary-sign-off-on-settlement-of-overcharge-claims/ A federal judge in Los Angeles has given preliminary approval to a deal that…
May 5, 2020By Rob Nikolewski, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE May 4, 2020 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/story/2020-05-04/california-attorney-general-sues-two-oil-companies-charging-they-manipulated-prices-at-the-gas-pump California motorists have long paid more at the gas pump than just…
May 4, 2020By Ryan Byrne, BALLOTPEDIA May 4, 2020 Campaign behind ballot initiative to increase California’s medical damages cap decides to aim for 2022…
May 4, 2020By Aaron Pelc, LAW360 May 4, 2020 https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1270123/law360-s-tort-report-calif-med-mal-cap-challenge-delayed Law360 (May 4, 2020, 7:35 PM EDT) — The postponement of a campaign to…
May 4, 2020By Cheryl Miller, LAW.COM April 30, 2020 https://www.law.com/therecorder/2020/04/30/campaign-to-lift-medical-malpractice-cap-punts-ballot-measure-to-2022/ Authors of an initiative that would raise California’s $250,000 cap on medical malpractice awards…
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