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, 2013Liza 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.
SANTA MONICA, CA – Californians can look forward to hazardous waste being “left in place” instead of removed and sent to specially…
Sep 9, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog and Strumwasser & Woocher have filed a motion in Sacramento Superior Court for a preliminary injunction…
Sep 5, 2013After regulators failed to meet a 24 hour deadline set by public interest groups to stop Boeing from demolishing and disposing of…
Aug 6, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –State regulators at the troubled Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Department of Public Health (DPH) are…
Aug 5, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –Exide Technologies has won a temporary reprieve that prevents the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) from enforcing its…
Jun 17, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – Now that lead battery recycler Exide Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Department of Toxic Substances…
Jun 10, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –Consumer Watchdog called for the California State Auditor to perform a comprehensive financial audit of the Department of Toxic…
May 31, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – New documents reveal that, contrary to its public statements, the state’s top toxics regulator knew about lead and…
May 29, 2013Purchase of BP’s big refinery in Carson complies with anti-trust laws means over time gas prices will go up in the state
May 17, 2013Santa Monica, CA -- After a complaint by Consumer Watchdog to the state about investments made in companies she regulates, Odette Madriago,…
May 13, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –The Department Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) did the right thing in taking aggressive action against the biggest lead battery…
Apr 24, 2013It’s Earth Day. Here in California, state regulators are celebrating with their Keep California Beautiful Event that kicks off at the State…
Apr 22, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has gutted its ability to inspect refineries in the wake of…
Apr 10, 2013On Friday, federal accident investigators told California legislators that the state’s patchwork of oil industry regulations needs a serious overhaul. The Chevron…
Apr 10, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –Following news that the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) will investigate a top toxics regulator for financial conflicts of…
Apr 3, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA –Consumer Watchdog today said that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) levied a paltry fine of under $300,000…
Mar 27, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called for Governor Brown to conduct his own investigation into allegations of financial conflict of…
Mar 18, 2013SANTA MONICA, CA – Consumer Watchdog today called for Governor Jerry Brown to fire two top officials at The Department of Toxic…
Mar 6, 2013