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KCRW – Does plastic recycling work? KCRW answers all your questions

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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...

Insider – What is recycling fraud? How scammers cheat California’s program and collect millions of dollars for bottles and cans

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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...

KPCC-FM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: A Family Redeemed 200 Tons of Recyclables from Arizona and Stole Millions from California

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Riverside family is facing felony fraud charges for redeeming smuggled cans and bottles totaling close to 8 million dollars.

Fortune – The family that made $7.6 million from recycling cans and bottles was just charged with fraud

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By Chris Morris, FORTUNE https://fortune.com/2023/07/27/recycling-millionaires-charged-with-fraud-california-arizona/ Recycling proved especially lucrative to a California family, who pocketed $7.6 million from bringing used bottles and cans to California facilities....

Insider – One family pocketed $7.6 million by taking cans and bottles from Arizona and recycling them in California. That’s fraud, prosecutors say.

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By Charles Davis, INSIDER https://www.businessinsider.com/family-accused-of-recycling-fraud-after-collecting-76-million-2023-7 A California family that earned millions of dollars just by recycling cans and bottles has now been accused of multiple...

Los Angeles Daily News – Santa Susana Field Lab Activists Say Tainted Structures Must Not Go To Landfills

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By Olga Grigoryants, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS https://www.dailynews.com/2023/07/20/santa-susana-field-lab-activists-say-tainted-structures-must-not-go-to-landfills/#:~:text=Four%20groups%2C%20Consumer%20Watchdog%2C%20Physicians,the%20Santa%20Susana%20Field%20Lab Activists and residents living near the Santa Susana Field Lab have for decades grappled with the environmental consequences that haunt the hilly terrain in the Santa Susana Mountains,...

The Bakersfield Californian – Oil Drilling All But Dries Up As Well Rework Permits Rise

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By John Cox, BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN https://www.bakersfield.com/news/oil-drilling-all-but-dries-up-as-well-rework-permits-rise/article_6001fd72-2500-11ee-9ff7-f3ca6fe0250b.html Oil drilling permits have slowed to a trickle in California lately, even as approvals for well repair jobs are up...

The Daily Kos – Breaking: Number of oil drilling permits issued in California blows past 15,000 since 2019

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By Dan Bacher, THE DAILY KOS https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/13/2180973/-Breaking-Number-of-oil-drilling-permits-issued-in-California-blows-past-15-000-since-2019 Los Angeles, CA—The total number of oil drilling permits issued blew past 15,000 since Governor Newsom took office in...

Reuters – California New Oil Well Approvals Have Nearly Ground to a Halt

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By Nichola Groom, REUTERS https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/california-new-oil-well-approvals-have-nearly-ground-halt-data-show-2023-07-13/ California, the seventh-biggest U.S. crude oil producer, has put a near halt on issuing permits for new drilling this year, according...

The Epoch Times – California Oil Well Drilling Comes to a Halt After Drill Permit Stall

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By Elizabeth Dowell, THE EPOCH TIMES https://www.theepochtimes.com/california-oil-well-drilling-comes-to-a-halt-after-approving-new-permits_5396607.html According to state data, California’s oil well drilling came to a halt as the state stalls on granting new...

KFMB-SD (CBS) – San Diego, CA: Gas Tax Increase Takes Effect July 1st

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Jamie Court says $0.03 cents isn't going to matter particularly when it's funding the roads rather than funding the oil refiners.

CalMatters OpEd- How California Bottle Recycling Overhaul Could Give Heaps of Landfill Money Back to Consumers

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By Liza Tucker, CAL MATTERS https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/06/bottle-recycling-overhaul-california-consumers/ Californians pay about $1.5 billion in recycling deposits every year on beverages from bottled water to beer. But less than 1 in...

KNX-AM (Radio) – Los Angeles, CA: A New Independent Body Called the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight

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

CBS 8 – Los Angeles, CA: What You Need to Know About Gas Prices

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Jamie Court says CA Gas prices have been as low as 86 cents compared to U.S. gas prices.

San Francisco Chronicle – How a Network of ‘Phony’ Groups Sprung up to Fight Newsom’s Oil Regulations

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By Dustin Gardner, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-oil-regulations-california-18156243.php California lawmakers were on the verge of passing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to allow the state to cap the...

KGO-SF (ABC) – San Francisco, CA: BottleBank Update, Is It Really Effective?

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Jamie Court says while the numbers sound great, it's a complete bust.

The Desert Sun – 21 oil wells now found leaking methane near California homes

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By Janet Wilson, THE DESERT SUN https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2022/06/02/number-oil-wells-leaking-methane-near-california-homes-climbs-21/7484046001/ A total of 21 oil wells have been found to be leaking methane in or near two Bakersfield neighborhoods,...

The Orange County Register – The Compost: Big Oil Just Scored a Big Win in The California Legislature

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By Brooke Staggs, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/30/the-compost-big-oil-just-scored-a-big-win-in-the-california-legislature/ The photo above captures a scenario that would be illegal in some states.  California is unique among major oil-producing...

Los Angeles Daily News – New Setback for Efforts to Protect Californians Living Near Oil Wells

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Advocates want to hold 'reckless' oil companies liable for health and climate impacts. Companies are counting on support from legislators, courts and voters By Brooke...

Bakersfield.com – Study on Oil Field Buffers IDs Surprising Tradeoffs

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By John Cox, BAKERSFIELD.COM https://www.bakersfield.com/news/study-on-oilfield-buffers-ids-surprising-tradeoffs/article_463c9044-f744-11ed-ad66-ff21db16715a.html A policy study published last week concludes California can best advance its oil supply-related climate goals by resuming and possibly expanding...

The Daily Kos – CA Taxpayers Could be Stuck with Paying $6.9 Billion to Close and Clean Up Oil Wells, Report Reveals

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By Dan Bacher, The Daily Kos https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/18/2170113/-California-taxpayers-could-be-stuck-with-paying-6-9-billion-to-close-and-clean-up-oil-wells?utm_campaign=recent The supposedly “green” state of California could be facing a $21.5  billion tab to decommission oil company sites and...

The Washington Post – California Lawmakers Block Bill Allowing People to Sue Oil Companies Over Health Problems

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By Sophie Austin, ASSOCIATED PRESS https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/18/california-legislature-oil-well-lawsuits/f33826b6-f5d0-11ed-918d-012572d64930_story.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers blocked two big environmental bills Thursday, one that would have ramped up the state’s emissions...

La Opinion – Los Campos Petroleros no Pueden Seguir Operando en Centros de Población – Oil Fields Cannot Continue to Operate in Populated Centers

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Para proteger a las familias latinas, la Legislatura de California debe aprobar la ley SB 556 To protect Latino families, the California Legislature must pass...

Los Angeles Downtown News – Dear State Sen. Portantino

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An open letter on behalf of Californians By Ellen Snortland, LA DOWNTOWN NEWS Read the PDF here. I’m pleased to see that you’re running for U.S. Congress....

The Orange County Register – New California Budget Means a $6B Cut, and Future Uncertainty, for Climate Spending

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With deficit growing by $9.3 billion, Gov. Newsom pitches plan to float a climate bond to continue funding key projects. By Brooke Staggs, THE ORANGE...

Yahoo! Finance – Environmental Group Sues to Block Oil Wells Near California Homes

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By Adam Beam, YAHOO! FINANCE https://finance.yahoo.com/news/environmental-group-sues-block-oil-221241683.html SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An environmental group sued Thursday to block nearly two dozen new permits for oil and gas...

The Los Angeles Times – Opinion: I grew up next to an L.A. oil well. California can protect others from what I went through

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By Nalleli Cobo, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-04-24/oil-drilling-setbacks-california-legislature I grew up 30 feet from an oil well. We couldn’t open the windows of our South L.A....

KERO-BFL (ABC) – Bakersfield, CA; Oil Drilling Near Homes Can Cause Health and Safety Concerns

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Liza Tucker says despite the senate bill 1137 being put on hold, she believes the state's geologic energy management division can still deny these approvals.

KNBC-LA (NBC) – Los Angeles, CA; Consumer Watchdog’s Liza Tucker Speaks of New Concerns With Santa Susana Field Lab Clean Up

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Consumer Watchdog's Energy Advocate, Liza Tucker, explains how Boeing's Santa Susana field lab just northeast of Los Angeles poses potential health risks to people nearby.

Red, Green and Blue – CA Bill Would Hold Oil Drillers Presumptively Liable for Harm in Drilling Safety Zones

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By Dan Bacher, RED, GREEN AND BLUE https://redgreenandblue.org/2023/04/19/ca-bill-hold-oil-drillers-presumptively-liable-harm-drilling-safety-zones/ Meanwhile, since the beginning of this year, CalGEM, the state’s oil and gas regulator, has approved 556 oil...
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