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Bottle Deposit Pilot Programs to Help Refund Consumer CRV Are Crashing and Burning, Consumer Watchdog Reveals

July 15, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — CalRecycle is banking on pilot programs around the state, including “mobile” return pilots, to make it easier for consumers to get...

2nd Quarter Permits To Fix Oil Wells Skyrocket As Groups Urge Newsom To Mandate Plugging Old Leaky Wells To Protect Public Health

July 14, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — State approvals for permits to fix or deepen existing oil wells skyrocketed in the second quarter by 124% over the same...

Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Disclose Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Assembly Natural Resources Committee

June 28, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee...

Cost to Californians $10 Trillion by 2045 From Oil And Gas, Consumer Watchdog Reveals in New Report

June 2, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—The true cost to the public of California’s oil and gas production and combustion is estimated to reach $10 trillion by 2045, a new report...

Legislation Requiring Oil Refiners To Post Profits Per Gallon Monthly Clears CA Senate

May 24, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – A bill requiring oil refiners to disclose their per gallon profits monthly passed out of the California Senate by a vote...

Profit Reports Show Oil Refiners Are Gouging Californians; Profits per Gallon Double

May 11, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — The latest investor profits reports show that California oil refiners are making unprecedented profits from refining oil into gasoline in the...

Legislation Requiring CA Oil Refiners To Disclose Their Profits Per Gallon Moves Forward

April 27, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — With gas prices sky-high, legislation requiring California oil refiners to disclose once a month the price they pay for crude oil...

1st Quarter Approvals For Higher Risk Oil Extraction Up Sharply While Industry Forgoes Using Nearly Two Thirds Of Permits Granted In Last Two Years, Groups Urge Newsom To Deny Permits

April 19, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA—Permit approvals for drilling new Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) wells using higher risk steam injection techniques jumped up 59% in the first quarter...

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Newsom Administration Investment In Recycling

April 1, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog today praised the Newsom Administration and CalRecycle for investing hundreds of millions of dollars of the...

Legislation Targets Sky-High CA Gas Prices; Requires Oil Refiners To Disclose How Much They Make On Every Gallon of Gasoline Sold

March 11, 2022  ·  Jamie Court

Watch the press conference of the bill launch. Los Angeles, CA — With California gas prices topping $5 to $7 per gallon, California State Senator...

State Obscures Extent of a Half-Billion-Dollar Surplus of Unredeemed CRV Deposits As Redemption Rate Stays Stuck at 58%, Consumer Watchdog Says

February 9, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA —The rate at which consumers take bottles and cans for direct deposit refunds stands at 58.8% as of November, keeping California in...

CA Crosses Line Of 10,000 Oil Drilling Permits Issued Since Newsom Took Office, Groups Urge Newsom To Cease All Permitting

January 26, 2022  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA —As the LA City Council votes today to ban oil and gas wells, Consumer Watchdog and FracTracker Alliance reported that Governor Newsom...