Wildfire Survivors, Consumer Groups, Insurers, Public Entities Oppose Limits on Survivors’ Rights At Hearings In CA Capitol On CEA SB 254 Report

Oil Permits Surge In First Q 2026 With Majority For Dangerous Extraction Techniques; Watchdogs Warn New State Drilling Law Unfair

Watchdog Warns of Continued Gasoline Price Spikes Without Promised Energy Commission Rules

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Failure of Bottle Deposit Program Costing Californians 750,000 Tons of Greenhouse Gases, The Equivalent of Putting More Than 160,000 New Cars On The Road

December 6, 2021 · Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Inattention to California’s bottle deposit program is dramatically growing the state’s carbon footprint, according to analysis by the Container Recycling Institute...

DWP Scandal Plea Bargain Exposes Bribes, Graft and Deceit In “Chinatown”

December 3, 2021 · Jamie Court

Six years ago, at a press conference on the court house steps, I got into a pushing match with an Ohio attorney who I called...

KTLA TV-5 Los Angeles, CA: Californians Pay More For Gas Than The Rest Of The Country

November 17, 2021 · Mark Reback

KTTV FOX TV-11 LA: Oil Refiners Squeeze California Consumers With Higher Gas Prices

November 16, 2021 · Mark Reback

Consumer Watchdog Praises Governor Oil Setback Rule, Says More Needs To Be Done To Phase Out Oil Drilling In California

October 21, 2021 · Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called Governor Newsom’s draft rule creating a first-of-its-kind 3200-foot setback between oil wells and communities a “historic moment...

KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA: Consumer Advocates Applaud Newsom’s Proposed Oil Drilling Setback Regs

October 21, 2021 · Mark Reback

KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles CA: LA County Plans To Phase Out Oil Drilling

October 16, 2021 · Mark Reback

KNSD NBC TV-7 San Diego, CA: Not Enough Redemption Centers In California To Redeem Recycling Fees

October 12, 2021 · Mark Reback

CA Dangerously Close To Approving 10,000 Oil Drilling Permits since Newsom Assumed Office; Groups Demand Gov. Deliver On Putting Oil Drilling Into Rear View Mirror

October 6, 2021 · Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Governor Newsom’s oil regulators have approved 9,728 oil drilling permits since he assumed office in 2019, according to a new analysis...