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California Air Resources Board Has Some Explaining To Do Over Low Carbon Fuel Standard’s Impact on Gasoline Prices

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has wisely postponed a March vote on the new acceleration of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), which is designed to decrease the carbon intensity in fuels.   A staff analysis found that acceleration...

New Consumer Alert Exposes Deceptive Oil Industry Attack On Governor Newsom

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog released a new Consumer Alert video exposing another deceptive oil industry tv ad attacking on Governor Newsom’s energy policies called “Make Matters Worse.” Watch the alert.  “This phony ad claims to be from a group called Californians for Energy...

Friedman Introduces Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Financially Liable for Harm Caused by Their Drilling 

Sacramento, CA – While it has long been known that oil drilling can cause cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects, holding oil drillers liable for the illnesses caused by their drilling in safety zones (established as 3,200 feet within...

Consumer Alert Video Exposes Phony, Chevron-Funded TV Ad That Falsely Claims CA Oil Drilling Is Needed To Lower Gas Prices, Targets Chevron’s 3 Barrel...

Los Angeles, CA - Consumer Watchdog published a new Consumer Alert video today taking on a deceptive television ad by a group called Californians For Energy Independence, which records show is funded with more than $3 million from Chevron.  The ad falsely...

Energy Commission Delays Price Gouging Penalty Recommendation; Consumer Watchdog Calls for Governor Newsom To Force Penalty ASAP

 Sacramento, CA -- Consumer Watchdog today condemned the delay in the implementation of a price gouging penalty as articulated by the California Energy Commission (CEC) at a briefing this morning. The CEC had originally said the penalty recommendation would...

Watchdog Wants Legislative Investigation Into CA Department of Finance $300 Million Understatement of Bottle Deposit Funds As Means to Stop Spending on Reforms

Sacramento, CA— Consumer Watchdog called upon the Senate and Assembly budget chairs to investigate the Department of Finance’s understatement of available funds in CalRecycle’s budget as way to free money up to borrow and to stop legislatively authorized...

Oil Drillers Mislead With Advertising Claims That Decreased CA Crude Oil Production Policies Lead To High Gas Prices

Los Angeles, CA -- In a barrage of deceptive Facebook and television advertisements, oil drillers, masquerading as “Californians for Energy Independence,” are falsely claiming limiting oil drilling in California will raise prices at the pump.   Californians for Energy Independence (CEI) has...

Consumer Watchdog Calls Out Oil Refiners’ Greed & Disinformation, Makes Case For Price Gouging Penalty Set At 70 Cents Per Gallon In Comments To...

Sacramento, CA  --  Consumer Watchdog made a record of oil refiners’ profiteering in California and disinformation campaign in official comments before the California Energy Commission as it determines a price gouging penalty on oil refiners. The comments note the extraordinary growth in profits margins...

New Data Show CA Oil Refiners’ Margins Grew To Unprecedented $1.50 Per Gallon During September Gas Price Spike; Profiteering Makes Case For Strong Price...

Los Angeles, CA -- New data posted by the California Energy Commission shows that as California gasoline prices were spiking in September at $5.70 per gallon California’s big oil refiners raked in an average $1.49 per gallon in gross refining margins,...

Consumer Watchdog Exposes Oil Refiner Disinformation Campaign As Price Gouging Penalty Deliberations Begin At California Energy Commission

 Sacramento, CA –  Consumer Watchdog released a new video today to counter a disinformation campaign by the state’s oil refiners lobby as it seeks to discredit the price gouging penalty being developed by the California Energy Commission.  Consumer Watchdog president Jamie...

Governor Newsom signs AB 1167, the Orphan Well Prevention Act, and vetoes SB 842, bill that would have undermined the price gouging penalty law

Environmental and climate justice groups celebrate a “huge win” to make polluters pay to clean up idle oil wells and to continue holding refiners accountable for price gouging Sacramento, Calif. — Groups celebrated as Governor Newsom signed a bevy of...

California Gas Price Gap With US Grows To $1.86 Per Gallon; New State Market Monitor Pins Price Spike On Potential Spot Market Manipulation &...

Los Angeles, CA - As new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows Californians  pay $1.86 more per gallon than US drivers for gasoline, the state’s new oil market monitor has issued a letter pointing a finger at refinery outages and potential...

Fifty-Five Organizations Call on Gov. Newsom to Veto Bill Weakening His Landmark Refinery Price Gouging Bill

Los Angeles, CA —Fifty-five organizations have sent a letter to Governor Newsom urging him to veto SB 842 (Bradford), legislation that would make it more cumbersome to assess and control price spikes consumers face at the pump during oil refinery maintenance...

The Good That Came Out Of Suing the State Over Allowing Illegal Disposal Of Radioactive Waste From CA’s Most Notorious Cold War Lab: An...

The Santa Susana Field Lab, nestled in the Simi Hills, is about an hour by car from downtown Los Angeles.  It is the scene of experimental nuclear reactor testing and a partial nuclear meltdown in 1959, plutonium production, and...

Prominent Public Interest Groups Support Consumer Watchdog Petition To CA Supreme Court To Require State Agencies To Enforce Strict Rule On Radioactive Debris Disposal...

Supreme Court Action Needed To Protect Hundreds Of Thousands Of Californians From Harm Los Angeles, CA—Public interest groups filed amicus letters with the California Supreme Court seeking review of a decision by the First District Court of Appeal that would...

CA Anti-Gouging Law Has Led To Lower Gasoline Prices, Consumer Watchdog Finds

Los Angeles, CA—California gasoline prices have dropped significantly and stabilized relative to national gas prices in the wake of the Governor’s call, and enactment of, California’s anti-gouging law, according to an analysis by Consumer Watchdog. “The gubernatorial and legislative...

Consumer Watchdog Asks CA Finance Dept. To Strike Continued Funding For Failed SF Mobile Recycling Pilot From Budget

Los Angeles, CA— Consumer Watchdog has called upon the Governor’s Department of Finance to strike a $500,000 allocation in the legislative-approved budget for the San Francisco “Bottle Bank” mobile recycling program.   “After 15 months of operation, the project has...

SF BottleBank Pilot To Refund CRV Bottle Deposits A Bust; Coalition Gives CalRecyle Checklist for Reform 

Los Angeles, CA—The San Francisco BottleBank bottle deposit return  pilot featuring trucks rotating between supermarket parking lots has burned through over $3.6 million in state grants and services for trucks, labor, consultants, technology, and SF Conservation Corps staff...

Bill To Hold Oil Companies Liable for Harms in Safety Zones Passes First Hurdle in the California Senate

SB 556 — legislation that gives people who live near oil wells and have developed cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects the right to hold oil drillers liable for their illnesses — passed the California Senate Judiciary Committee in a 8 to 2 vote. SB 556 will now be referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee.

New Watchdog Report Lays Out Checklist For CalRecycle To Make Bottle Deposit Refunds Easy As Buying The Beverages

Los Angeles, CA— Consumer Watchdog released a report today outlining what CalRecycle, the state’s recycling regulator, should do beginning at its public workshop on April 25 to craft new regulations implementing bottle deposit return system reform SB 1013.  This...

Bill to Hold Oil Drillers Presumptively Liable For Harms in Drilling Safety Zones Garners Support of 130+ Group Coalition

New legislation gives people who have developed cancer, respiratory illnesses and birth defects the right to hold oil drillers liable for their illnesses if they live, work, or go to school within 3200 feet of oil drilling and if the company did not use the best technologies to mitigate risk.  

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Consumer Alert: The Buck Stops This Summer
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New Consumer Alert Exposes Deceptive Oil Industry Attack On Governor Newsom
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KOVR-SAC (CBS) - Sacramento, CA: Signs Fueling Debate Over Gas Tax
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Consumer Alert: More Deceptive Big Oil Ads Targeting California
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: CRV Fee on Alcohol Starts On January 1st
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Consumer Alert: Deceptive Oil Ads
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Consumer Alert: Big Oil’s BS Mailer
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KABC-LA, CA: Lawmakers Should Prevent Refineries from Selling Expensive Summer Blend of Gas Overseas
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KPIX-SF (CBS) - San Francisco, CA: California Gas Prices Are Soaring Again
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KCAL-LA - Los Angeles, CA: Gas Prices Skyrocketing
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KTLA-LA (CW) - Los Angeles, CA: So Cal Gas Prices Nearing $6 a Gallon
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Spectrum News 1 (San Fernando Valley) - Los Angeles, CA: Controversy Over Gas Storage Facility
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KFMB-SD (CBS) - San Diego, CA: Gas Tax Increase Takes Effect July 1st
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CBS 8 - Los Angeles, CA: What You Need to Know About Gas Prices
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KGO-SF (ABC) - San Francisco, CA: BottleBank Update, Is It Really Effective?
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Senator Portantino, Shame on You
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Senator Portantino: Protect Our Communities From Oil Drillers
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KERO-BFL (ABC) - Bakersfield, CA; Oil Drilling Near Homes Can Cause Health and Safety Concerns
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KNBC - LA, CA; Consumer Watchdog's Liza Tucker On New Concerns With Santa Susana Field Lab Clean Up
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(ABC) - LA, CA; SoCal Edison's New Income Based Proposed Charges Might Not Be As Stable As They Seem
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(CBS)-Fresno, CA; Victory For Californians As Bill Passes That Will Regulate Profits Of Oil Refiners
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CNBC - Jamie Court Speaks About The Bill That Would Penalize Oil Refineries For Price Gouging
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KXTV(ABC) - Sacramento, CA; Governor Newsom Announced A New Deal With Lawmakers To Take On Big Oil
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KNBC-LA (NBC) - Los Angeles, CA; Holding Utility Companies Accountable For Power Outages
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Consumer Watchdog at CA Senate Energy Cmte 2 22 23
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KFMB CW - San Diego, CA; Oil Companies Need to be Held Accountable for High Gas Prices
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KTTV (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; Recap Of Jamie Court's Testimony At The Senate Hearing For Gas Prices
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KGTV(ABC) - SD, CA; Jamie Court Will Testify at the Price Gouging Hearing for Rising Gas Prices
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KTTV-LA (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Bill Sticker Shock
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; Who Is SoCal Gas Buying Their Gas From?
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Why SoCal Gas is at Fault For Doubling Your Natural Gas Bill
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KNBC - Los Angeles, CA; Spike In Natural Gas Prices
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KCBS - Los Angeles, CA; New Year, New Pain At The Pump
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KCAL - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Says We are Being Gouged By SoCal Gas
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KTTV (FOX) - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Weighs In On Astronomically High SoCal Gas Bills
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KCAL- LA, CA; What's Behind The Gas Price Jump And Simple Changes That Could Save You Some Money
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Is Blaming Price Hikes On A Cold Snap
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KCAL- Los Angeles, CA; SoCal Gas Price Hikes Has To Do With Mismanagement
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Spectrum News 1 - Los Angeles, CA; Jamie Court Says There's More To The SoCal Price Hike
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Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court Testifies About Need for Windfall Profits Cap in California
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Californians Need a Rebate From Gasoline Price Gouging
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Senate Bill 1322 Takes On The Golden State Gouge
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CBS Evening News: Jamie Court on Gas Prices Hitting 5 Year High
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KNBC: Jamie Court Explains the Spike in Gas Prices
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KTTV-GDLA: Jamie Court Explains California's High Gas Prices
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SPECTRUM NEWS1: Challenges Redeeming Recyclables in California
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SPECTRUM NEWS1: California Stores Preventing Bottle Deposit Redemption
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KCAL: Santa Monica's Last Recycling Center is Closing
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KABC: New Gas Tax to be Enacted on July 1st
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