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By James Rainey, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 9, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-09/cvs-fails-redeem-cans-bottles Seeking to pressure retailers to accept recyclable containers from consumers, the state…
Dec 9, 2019By Steve Hanley, CLEAN TECHNICA December 7, 2019 California Ends New Fracking Pending Results Of Scientific Study Burning fossil fuels is like…
Dec 7, 2019By Hannah Wiley, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT December 4, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article238000549.html A ballot initiative to adjust the cap on medical malpractice…
Dec 4, 2019By Hailey Branson-Potts & Maria L. La Ganga, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 3, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-02/pge-camp-fire-equipment-inspections For years, Pacific Gas & Electric failed…
Dec 4, 2019By John P. Mello, Jr., TECH NEWS WORLD December 3, 2019 https://www.technewsworld.com/story/EU-Digital-Czar-to-Probe-Facebooks-and-Googles-Data-Wrangling-86391.html The European Union has launched a probe into how Google…
Dec 3, 2019Product that helps vapers avoid frozen fingers has ‘seen a lot of success,’ firm says By Jeanette Settembre, FOX BUSINESS December 3,…
Dec 3, 2019Op-Ed by Susan Shelley, THE LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 You can’t save the world if you can’t get recycling…
Nov 27, 2019His departure follows the closing of rePlanet CRV redemption centers throughout the state this summer. By DeAnne Toto, RECYCLING TODAY November 25,…
Nov 25, 2019By Dan Bacher, INDYBAY MEDIA November 24, 2019 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2019/11/24/18828400.php The FracTracker Alliance and Consumer Watchdog unveiled a new website on November 19 to…
Nov 24, 2019By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 22, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article237687549.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The director of the agency that oversees California’s recycling programs…
Nov 22, 2019By Vanessa Borge, Good Day LA, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA November 21 2019 https://www.foxla.com/news/consumer-watchdog-shares-ways-to-avoid-online-holiday-scams LOS ANGELES – It’s the holidays…
Nov 22, 2019By Good Day LA, KTTV FOX TV-11 Los Angeles, CA November 21, 2019 https://www.foxla.com/news/consumer-watchdog-shares-tips-on-protecting-your-packages-from-porch-pirates LOS ANGELES – The United Postal Service says…
Nov 22, 2019By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS November 20, 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom puts brakes on fracking permits in oil crackdown SACRAMENTO, CA —…
Nov 20, 2019By Keith Laing, THE DETROIT NEWS November 20, 2019 https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2019/11/19/distracted-operator-and-uber-blamed-fatal-self-driving-uber-crash-ntsb/4242388002/ Washington — Distraction caused by a personal cellphone call is the probable cause of…
Nov 20, 2019By Sophia Bollag, SACRAMENTO BEE – CAPITOL ALERT November 19, 2019 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article237538914.html Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced a crackdown on fracking…
Nov 19, 2019By Phil Willon, LOS ANGELES TIMES November 19, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-11-19/california-fracking-permits-scientific-review-gavin-newsom SACRAMENTO — In a victory for critics of California’s oil drilling industry, Gov.…
Nov 19, 2019By Chris Mills Rodrigo, Maggie Miller, Chris Mills Rodrigo, THE HILL – HILLICON VALLEY November 13, 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/470370-hillicon-valley-federal-inquiry-opened-into-google-health-data SHAKE IT UP/OFF: Microsoft…
Nov 14, 2019By Smriti Srivastrava, ANALYTICS INSIGHT November 9, 2019 https://www.analyticsinsight.net/self-driving-cars-can-cause-massive-mishaps-like-tempe-case-say-experts/ The federal agency has released a document this week questioning how safe are…
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