Energy

Consumer Watchdog Applauds Newsom Call for AG Action on CA Gas Price Gouging

October 22, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said today that a new state report finding that major oil companies are overcharging their own stations in order...

Fair Political Practices Commission Investigates Two Oil Regulators For Conflict Of Interest After Consumer Watchdog Complaint

September 16, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

  Los Angeles— The Fair Political Practices Commission is investigating two regulators at the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources for conflicts of interests...

CA Leg Compromise Gets $10 Million More For Recycling Centers, Small Exemption for Grocers

September 11, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA — Amendments to AB 54 (Ting) last night freed $5 million for beleaguered consumer recycling centers, seeming to seal what appears to be a...

Grocers Launch Last-Week-Of-Session Attack on Bottle Deposit Law

September 9, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Seek Exemption From Recycling Responsibilities As Consumers Turn To Stores For Deposits Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today condemned eleventh-hour legislation by Senator Steve...

Consumer Watchdog Urges Governor To Take Urgent Steps On Recycling

August 8, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today urged Governor Newsom to crack down on the state’s recycling regulator CalRecycle and to take urgent steps that...

California’s Biggest Bottle Redemption Center Chain Closes

August 5, 2019  ·  Liza Tucker

Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog said the closure of the largest operator of bottle redemption centers in the state, rePlanet, today requires the Governor...

Consumer Watchdog Says Sad Day For LA When FBI Has To Show Up At DWP To Deal With Billing Problems

July 22, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer  Watchdog responded to news that the FBI had served search warrants on the City Attorney and DWP by saying that...

DOGGR Regulator Fired Over Conflicts of Interest and Increased Oil Well Permits

July 15, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers

Gov Newsom Fires Top Oil Regulator & Institutes Sweeping Ethics Review of Agency In Response To Watchdog Report of Conflicts

July 12, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Los Angeles, CA – Consumer Watchdog today thanked Governor Gavin Newsom for firing the state’s top oil and gas supervisor and instituting an ethics review...

Watchdogs Call For Resignations & Permit Freeze As California Oil Regulators Approve Surge In Well Permits While Personally Invested In Oil Companies

July 11, 2019  ·  Adam Scow

Los Angeles, CA — A review of state conflict of interest forms shows that eight regulators managing the state’s oil and gas well approval and...

Wildfire Legislation On Track or Train Wreck?

July 9, 2019  ·  Jamie Court

Can Sacramento help wildfire victims get paid without bailing out the investor-owned utilities that claim they cannot pay for all of the wildfires they start?...

New Gas Tax to be Enacted on July 1st

June 24, 2019  ·  Petra Chalmers