Consumer Watchdog Breaks Down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Bottle Deposit Reform Legislation
Los Angeles, CA — A landmark new package of laws expanding and reforming the broken bottle deposit system could increase consumer access…
Oct 3, 2022Liza 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.
Los Angeles, CA — A landmark new package of laws expanding and reforming the broken bottle deposit system could increase consumer access…
Oct 3, 2022Los Angeles, CA — SB 1013 (Atkins), a bill expanding the bottle deposit system to include wine and distilled spirits, is also…
Aug 29, 2022Los Angeles, CA — With two weeks left in the legislative session, Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to reform a hopelessly…
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Jul 15, 2022Los Angeles, CA — State approvals for permits to fix or deepen existing oil wells skyrocketed in the second quarter by 124%…
Jul 14, 2022The true cost to the public of California’s oil and gas production and combustion is estimated to reach $10 trillion by 2045, a new…
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Jun 2, 2022Los Angeles, CA—Permit approvals for drilling new Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) wells using higher risk steam injection techniques jumped up 59% in…
Apr 19, 2022Los Angeles, CA —The rate at which consumers take bottles and cans for direct deposit refunds stands at 58.8% as of November,…
Feb 9, 2022Los Angeles, CA —As the LA City Council votes today to ban oil and gas wells, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance reported…
Jan 26, 2022Host – Steve Chiotakis, Guest – Liza Tucker, Consumer Watchdog – Greater LA, KCRW 89.9FM January 10, 2022 Click here to listen…
Jan 10, 2022Los Angeles, CA—Recycling scams are costing California consumers potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in nickel and dime deposits stolen through fraudulent…
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Jan 6, 2022Los Angeles, CA — Inattention to California’s bottle deposit program is dramatically growing the state’s carbon footprint, according to analysis by the…
Dec 6, 2021Los Angeles, CA — Governor Newsom’s oil regulators have approved 9,728 oil drilling permits since he assumed office in 2019, according to…
Oct 6, 2021By Staff Reporters, KNX 1070 AM Los Angeles, CA October 6, 2021 Click here to listen to the audio of this radio…
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