Top Toxics Regulator Resigns in Sign of Possible Reform
SANTA MONICA, CA –Today’s resignation of Debbie Raphael, Director of the Department of Toxic Substances Control, is a hopeful sign that the…
May 1, 2014Liza Tucker
Staff Energy Advocate
Liza Tucker is a Consumer Advocate for Consumer Watchdog, following everything from California’s regulation of oil and gas to toxic substances.
Prior to joining Consumer Watchdog, she worked for a decade at Marketplace Radio, the largest, most-listened-to business and economics broadcast show in the U.S. airing on hundreds of public radio stations nationwide. She served as an editor and producer for both Washington and Sustainability news.
Prior to that, Liza worked as a staff writer for the Washington Post and freelanced her way through the fall of the Soviet Union for the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Time Magazine. She has also worked as a consultant, teacher, and translator from Russian to English. She holds a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.F.A. from Columbia School of the Arts. She lives in Los Angeles.
Articles by Liza Tucker
Privacy
Toxics Regulators Doctor Results of Investigation To Avoid Admitting Wildomar Residents Poisoned
Santa Monica, CA— A new report released today by leading environmental advocate Penny Newman and residents of the poisoned Wildomar community shows…
Apr 8, 2014
Toxics Regulators Reject Proven Technology to Link Exide Battery Recycler to Lead Contamination at 39 Homes
Santa Monica, CA—Regulators at the Department of Toxic Substances Control folded under industry pressure and ignored proven particulate sampling technology that could…
Mar 19, 2014
Concern Mounts That NASA Is On Verge Of Breaking Out Of Santa Susana Field Lab Cleanup Agreement
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog and four other environmental groups today said that NASA could be about to break the commitments…
Mar 13, 2014
Consumer Watchdog Calls on Governor to Spearhead Toxic Cleanups After Regulators Reveal Exide Contamination
SANTA MONICA, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called on Governor Brown to direct the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to order…
Mar 12, 2014
California Governor Jerry Brown Intervenes in Case of Exide Technologies
SANTA MONICA, CA--Governor Jerry Brown today intervened in the case of Vernon lead battery recycler Exide Technologies that has threatened public health…
Mar 10, 2014
Energy
Department of Public Health Radiological Branch Launches Investigation as Toxics Regulators Allow Large Quantities of Possibly Contaminated Soil to Leave Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard
Santa Monica, CA—Consumer Watchdog has confirmed that the Department of Public Health’s Radiological Health Branch is investigating allegations that large amounts of…
Mar 5, 2014
Energy
Consumer Watchdog Requests Radiological Inspection at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard As Possibly Contaminated Soil Heads to Landfills Unlicensed for Radioactive Waste
Santa Monica, CA—Consumer Watchdog has called for a state investigation of the cleanup of Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco for…
Feb 28, 2014
In The Courtroom
Consumer Groups Win Preliminary Injunction Against Toxics Regulator Over Illegal Disposal of Boeing Radioactive Debris
SANTA MONICA, CA –The Sacramento Superior Court granted a motion for preliminary injunction against the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) pending…
Dec 16, 2013
Privacy
The Cartel Of Contamination: Regulators Just Won’t Shut Down Exide
The Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights was a fitting venue last night for a town hall meeting about resurrecting justice. Senators Kevin De…
Oct 9, 2013
In The Courtroom
Fair Political Practices Commission Should Postpone Settlement Agreement with California Strategies and Winston Hickox for Undisclosed Lobbying Until Boeing is Added
SANTA MONICA, CA –Consumer Watchdog today asked the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) to postpone a proposed settlement agreement between staff attorneys…
Sep 19, 2013
Will Regulators Get Extra Power To Leave Hazardous and Radioactive Waste In Place On Last Day Of Session?
SANTA MONICA, CA—In the fine print of “environmental justice” legislation, AB 1330 (Speaker John Perez) is a huge to gift to polluters…
Sep 12, 2013
In The News
Take Action Now — Stop Sacramento’s 11th Hour Assault on Environmental Protection
We need your help! In the last week of the legislative session, polluters may be getting a big gift if last minute…
Sep 10, 2013
Eleventh Hour Bill Helps Keep Toxic Waste “In Place” In Your Backyard
SANTA MONICA, CA – Californians can look forward to hazardous waste being “left in place” instead of removed and sent to specially…
Sep 9, 2013
In The Courtroom
Consumer Watchdog Files Preliminary Injunction Motion To Stop Illegal State Approval of Boeing Radioactive Waste Demolition and Disposal
SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog and Strumwasser & Woocher have filed a motion in Sacramento Superior Court for a preliminary injunction…
Sep 5, 2013
In The Courtroom
Consumer Watchdog Filing Suit to Block Top Toxics Regulators From Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Including Plutonium, From Nuclear Site
After regulators failed to meet a 24 hour deadline set by public interest groups to stop Boeing from demolishing and disposing of…
Aug 6, 2013
In The Courtroom
Consumer Watchdog Demands Top Toxics Regulator Immediately Stop Boeing’s Illegal Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Including Plutonium, from Nuclear Site or Face Legal Action
SANTA MONICA, CA –State regulators at the troubled Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) are…
Aug 5, 2013