If You’ve Found It Impossible to Recycle in California, You’re Not the Only One

By Lolita Lopez, KNBC TV-4 Los Angeles, CA February 19, 2020 https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/recycling-centers-closed-california-why/2312598/ Many Californians are having a tough time recycling bottles and cans and getting back deposits...

Watchdog, Legislator Offer Plans To Overhaul California’s Recycling Program

By Kevin Smith, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS January 14, 2020 https://www.dailynews.com/2020/01/14/watchdog-legislator-offer-plans-to-overhaul-californias-recycling-program/ California lawmakers will consider legislation Wednesday, Jan. 15 to revamp the state’s struggling recycling program for...

Beverage Makers Have Dodged California’s Recycling Crisis. That May Soon Change

By James Rainey, LOS ANGELES TIMES January 13, 2020 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-01-13/california-recycling-beverage-industry-cans-and-bottles Across California, can and bottle redemption centers have closed. Consumers struggle to find places to get nickels...

CVS Fined $3.6 Million In California For Failing To Recycle

By Don Thompson, ASSOCIATED PRESS December 10, 2019 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cvs-fine-cvs-fined-3-6-million-in-california-for-failing-to-recycle/ CVS, the nation's largest pharmacy health care provider, is facing a record $3.6 million fine for failing to...

Recycling Fail: CVS Faces $3.6 Million Penalty

By Sharon McNary, LAist / KPCC December 9, 2019 https://laist.com/2019/12/09/recycling_fail_cvs_faces_36_million_penalty.php California's recycling officials are making an example of drugstore giant CVS, accusing the chain of balking at...

CVS Stores Failed To Redeem Customers’ Cans And Bottles, And The Chain Faces $3.6-Million Penalty

By James Rainey, LOS ANGELES TIMES December 9, 2019 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-12-09/cvs-fails-redeem-cans-bottles Seeking to pressure retailers to accept recyclable containers from consumers, the state of California has proposed a...

‘Outrageous Conflicts Of Interest’: Watchdog Groups Urge California Gov. Gavin Newsom To Fire Oil Regulators

By Janet Wilson, USA TODAY/PALM SPRINGS DESERT SUN July 11, 2019 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/10/california-fracking-permits-gavin-newsom-fractracker-consumer-watchdog/1701012001/ PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Two consumer groups are calling on California's governor to freeze all new...

State Officials: High Gas Prices Could Be Due to Refinery Problems — and Market Manipulation

By Jeremy Siegel, KQED PBS San Francisco, CA May 17, 2019 https://www.kqed.org/news/11747960/state-officials-high-gas-prices-could-be-due-to-refinery-problems-and-market-manipulation Refinery outages and potential market manipulation could be to blame for California's high gas prices,...

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