Energy

Legislature Pulls Brown’s Electric Deregulation Plan Ramrod After Public Backlash

September 13, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Sacramento, CA – A public backlash against Governor Brown’s eleventh hour attempt to give Western energy barons and Trump officials power over California’s energy and...

Governor Brown’s Former Cabinet Secretary Secretly Lobbying for California’s Grid Operator

September 12, 2017  ·  Liza Tucker

Santa Monica, CA — Governor Brown’s former cabinet secretary, and former executive for Pacific Gas & Electric, Dana Williamson, is said to be lobbying in...

Watchdog Warns Gov. Brown’s 11th Hour Western Grid Proposal Will Let Trump Gut CA Laws

September 11, 2017  ·  Jamie Court

Sacramento, CA – Consumer Watchdog today wrote the California Senate that a proposal backed by Governor Brown for a regional electricity market would allow Donald...

How Much Might ‘The California Water Fix’ Cost LA?

August 30, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

A Los Angeles City Council committee heard public debate Tuesday over the amount that a massive project known as the California Water Fix could add...

KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA: Exide Cleanup Under Fire for Leaving Homes With Contamination

August 30, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Young children play in the back yard under the shade of an avocado tree. The kids dig holes while their grandfather makes homemade guacamole. It’s...

As Aliso Canyon Injections Resume, Some Valley Residents Say They Fear The Worst

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Jane Fowler says she’s crippled with fear over Southern California Gas Co. resuming injections at the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility near her home....

Consumer Report Alleges Conflicts Of Interest Between Gov. Brown and Sempra

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

One day after Sempra Energy’s regulated natural gas utility announced it had reopened the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage plant, a Southern California consumer activist...

Jerry Brown Talks A Green Game. So Why Isn’t California Tougher On These Polluters?

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Do regulators in California have your back when utilities or industries run amok, or when there’s a threat to public health in your neighborhood? We’d...

PUC Appointee Deserves A Hard Look From State Senate

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

Depending on how things go in a scheduled Aug. 23 state Senate confirmation hearing on Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest choice for a seat on the...

Op-Ed: Why PUC Confirmation Is A Key Test For Legislators

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

The recent reopening of the Aliso Canyon natural gas reserve, source of the largest methane leak in U.S. history, should remind state lawmakers that regulation...

EDITORIAL: State Senators Must Ask Tough Questions Of PUC Nominees

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

There are some indications that Clifford Rechtschaffen, one of Gov. Jerry Brown’s two latest appointments to the state Public Utilities Commission, would be more of...

State Senators Say Utility Regulators Must Restore Trust

August 29, 2017  ·  Mark Reback

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California Senate panel gave narrow approval Wednesday to Gov. Jerry Brown’s two recent appointees to a powerful utilities commission after...