Los Angeles, CA — Consumer Watchdog today called Governor Newsom’s draft rule creating a first-of-its-kind 3200-foot setback between oil wells and communities a “historic moment...
By Emma Newburger, CNBC October 9, 2021 https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-residents-grapple-with-health-problems.html LOS ANGELES, CALIF. — Stepping out of a coffee shop near Interstate 110 in the Wilmington neighborhood...
Los Angeles, CA — Governor Newsom’s oil regulators have approved 9,728 oil drilling permits since he assumed office in 2019, according to a new analysis...
Los Angeles, CA — While an oil spill in federal waters damages Southern California beaches, wildlife and habitat, oil regulators under Gov. Gavin Newsom have...
By Dan Backer, ELK GROVE NEWS September 24, 2021 http://www.elkgrovenews.net/2021/09/advocates-say-governor-newsoms-15.html Sacramento, CA — Against a backdrop of trees at the site of the KNP Complex Fire in Sequoia National...
By Dan Backer, DAILY KOS September 16, 2021 https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/9/16/2052635/-Los-Angeles-County-Board-of-Supervisors-Approves-Motions-to-Phase-Out-Oil-and-Gas-Drilling LOS ANGELES, CA – On Wednesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved two companion motions that...
By Frank Mottek, KABC 790AM LA September 9, 2021 Frank chats with Consumer Watchdog’s Jamie Court on why California’s latest attempt to revamp it’s broken...
By Andrew Sheeler, CAPITOL ALERT – SACRAMENTO BEE July 27, 2021 https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article253038588.html Advocacy group Consumer Watchdog reports that permit approvals for new or reworked oil wells dropped...