How Much Might ‘The California Water Fix’ Cost LA?
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...
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KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA: Exide Cleanup Under Fire for Leaving Homes With Contamination
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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...
Senate Leader Says Brown’s Utilities Commissioners Must Face More Questions Before A Floor Vote
The California Senate Rules Committee voted 3 to 0 on August 23 to confirm Governor Jerry Brown’s nomination of Clifford Rechtschaffen and Martha Guzman Aceves as commissioners on...
Public Interest Groups Urge CA Senate To Deny Gov’s Point Man Confirmation To PUC After He Fired Tough Oil Well Safety Regulators & Weakened Safety Rules
Sacramento, CA — Public interest groups are urging the California Senate Rules Committee to demand answers about oil and gas well safety breaches from Governor...
Gas Injections Resume At Aliso Canyon More Than 20 Months After Massive Leak
Despite concerns raised by residents and Los Angeles County leaders, Southern California Gas Co. said Monday it is restarting natural gas injections at Aliso Canyon...