By Blanca Begert, POLITICO https://www.politico.com/newsletters/california-climate/2023/09/21/unanswered-questions-on-the-wildfire-insurance-deal-00117519 WE HAVE A DEAL — Things moved pretty quickly today. Around 2:00 p.m., Gov. Gavin Newsom put out an executive order urging Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to take swift regulatory action to stabilize California’s insurance market. By 3:30 p.m., the insurance...

By Steven Rascón, KQED Bay Curious https://www.kqed.org/news/11961915/cashing-in-on-californias-broken-bottle-deposit-system When Paul Beach was a kid growing up in Maine, he remembers going to a recycling center that was part of a grocery store. He watched people walk into this large space with...

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/21/2194643/-55-groups-urge-Gov-Newsom-to-veto-Big-Oil-backed-bill-weakening-refinery-price-gouging-legislation Los Angeles, CA — The struggle between Big Oil, represented by the Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA), and climate justice, environmental and public interest  groups, amped up in California this week. Fifty-five organizations sent a letter to...

By Dan Walters, CALMATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/09/newsom-national-image-oil-industry/ When Ken Cory, an assemblyman from Orange County, was running for state controller 49 years ago, he portrayed himself as “the man oil companies fear the most.” Ever since, California politicians have periodically – when it...

CW president, Jamie Court, says gas prices in California are $1.76 per gallon higher than the U.S. gas prices, and oil companies already doubled their profits this year. 

By Erin Stone, LA IST https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/here-are-the-major-climate-bills-that-made-it-through-californias-legislature-this-year The California Legislature wrapped up its session last week and dozens of climate bills now await Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature — or veto. They range from corporate accountability to clean energy, transportation, water and...

Oil companies have doubled profits this year from 66 cents a gallon to $1.20 a gallon, and the only way to stop it is if we institute a price penalty.

Consumer Watchdog says the gap between California prices in the nation is now close to a $1.44 a gallon and growing.

By The Office of Governor Gavin Newsom https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/09/18/this-is-a-big-big-deal-climate-leaders-praise-californias-lawsuit-to-hold-big-oil-accountable/ After Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that California is suing Big Oil for more than 50 years of deception, cover-up, and damage, climate leaders across the country have shared...

By Tom Elias, VENTURA COUNTY STAR https://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/2023/09/18/will-newsom-allow-legislators-to-assist-gas-gougers/70890866007/#:~:text=It%27s%20up%20to%20Gov.,lying%20and%20gasoline%20price%20gouging. It’s up to Gov. Gavin Newsom, but if he signs a last-minute bill just passed by the state Legislature, California will be sending conflicting messages to big oil companies about lying and gasoline...

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/16/2193734/-California-oil-production-declines-as-U-S-crude-oil-drilling-increases?utm_campaign=recent Today I’m going to talk briefly about oil production in California and the U.S. and the Big Oil lobbying and other money behind it. When I first started reporting on this issue over a decade...

By Staff Reporters, KNX – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Jamie Court states that data shows that daily balancing which means using the gas is already in our pipeline is more beneficial.

By Staff Reporters, KPCC – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

Oil companies are spending record amounts to push back against policies that could limit profits, restrict new drilling, boost accountability and more. By Brook Staggs, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/14/from-dueling-ballot-measures-to-a-new-czar-the-battle-over-california-oil-heats-up/ As climate change boosts deadly heat waves, fires and flooding this...

By Stephen Hobbs, THE SACRAMENTO BEE https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/article277896318.html Richard Powers was first exposed to Tai Milder's enthusiasm on a long drive from West Virginia more than a decade ago.  The recently-hired federal prosecutors had just finished up U.S. Department of Justice training...

By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/2/2184886/-Big-Oil-pumps-13-million-into-killing-climate-bills-in-California-in-first-half-of-2023 Sacramento — The outrageous lobbying spending by Big Oil and Big Gas to influence the Legislature, regulators and Governor’s Office in California appears to be only getting worse, according to the latest lobbying disclosures with...

By Staff Reporters, KCRW – Los Angeles, CA Click below to listen to the audio of this radio broadcast segment.

By Caleigh Wells, KCRW https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/greater-la/recycle-pee-wee/blue-bin “Is recycling really worth the effort?” “What belongs in the blue bin?” “How much do I need to prep my recyclables so they don’t end up as landfill?” You asked us recycling questions, and we put them...

By Charles Davis, INSIDER https://www.insider.com/california-recycling-fraud-how-scammers-cheat-crv-program-2023-7 Who knew that "recycling fraud" was even a thing? When California's top law enforcement official charged a family of eight with ripping off the state's recycling program — for millions of dollars — it was likely the first time...