Liza Tucker is a consumer advocate for Consumer Watchdog, following everything from oil and gas to the regulation of toxic substances in the state of California. She comes to us from Marketplace, the largest U.S. broadcast show on business and economics heard by ten million listeners each week on 400 radio stations. Liza worked at this public radio show for a decade, first as Commentary Editor and then as Senior Editor for both Washington and Sustainability News.
New analysis released today by the Stockholm Environment Institute finds that limiting oil production in California would lead to substantial greenhouse gas…
Feb 28, 2018
Santa Monica, CA—Consumer Watchdog urged Governor Jerry Brown to direct state oil regulators to publicly post all oil well leaks in the…
Feb 28, 2018
A Superior Court Judge today approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit brought against the Department of Water & Power (DWP)…
Feb 14, 2018
Santa Monica, CA — Consumer Watchdog has urged LA City Attorney Mike Feuer to oppose a deceptive and inadequate Notice to ratepayers…
Feb 13, 2018
Santa Monica, CA — 30 environmental and public interest groups urged Governor Brown to articulate a new plan for keeping oil in…
Jan 23, 2018
KNX 1070AM Los Angeles – Radio Interview: Liza Tucker Urges Jerry Brown to Ban Offshore Drilling January 5, 2018 Click here listen…
Jan 5, 2018
Santa Monica, CA — Governor Jerry Brown should immediately stop all offshore drilling in state waters in response to President Trump’s decision…
Jan 4, 2018
Carolers raised their voices before the Governor’s Mansion last night, singing “Jerry Brown Jerry Brown, Keep It In The Ground” to the…
Dec 22, 2017
Santa Monica, CA—As Sempra’s Aliso Canyon natural gas reserve sprang another leak this week, reigniting nosebleeds and headaches among nearby LA County…
Dec 21, 2017
Governor Jerry Brown sells himself as one of the world’s foremost climate change warriors. But as long as he protects the oil…
Dec 12, 2017Opinion: Gov. Brown Should Stop Protecting The Oil Industry By Liza Tucker, CONSUMER WATCHDOG for THE MERCURY NEWS December 3, 2017 Opinion:…
Dec 3, 2017
Santa Monica, CA — Today’s vote by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners for LADWP to transfer $242 million in ratepayer…
Nov 28, 2017
No matter how you look at it, from a sham trading system to “cut” climate-warming emissions to consumers gouged at the pump, Big Oil…
Nov 17, 2017
Santa Monica, CA — As protestors heckled Governor Jerry Brown during his tour abroad for failing to leave oil and gas in…
Nov 13, 2017
Los Angeles, CA — As California’s Governor traverses the world urging it to wake up to climate change, California’s leading consumer group…
Nov 7, 2017
Consumers just scored a victory with NRG’s announcement that it is pulling the plug on a natural gas power plant in Ventura. The Houston…
Oct 17, 2017
Consumers looking for bold action this year on laws protecting their wallets from rapacious drug companies, their privacy from the prying eyes…
Oct 17, 2017
Santa Monica, CA — Over the weekend, Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation merging two water districts to benefit Five Point Holdings, builder…
Oct 16, 2017
