Environment

Accused of Ignoring Widespread Contamination, Top Toxics Regulator's Future Questioned

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Sun, 07/12/2015 - 11:22
The state’s top toxics regulator, Barbara Lee, comes up for Senate confirmation this week in the wake of a CBS News story on how much more widespread lead contamination is around the now-closed Exide facility in East Los Angeles and that it exposes vulnerable children to dangerously high levels of lead.
 

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State Toxic Regulator Improperly Approved Irwindale Hazardous Waste Permit

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Tue, 04/07/2015 - 15:02

The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) approved a permit for a hazardous waste facility in violation of Irwindale’s zoning rules, wrote residents and environmental advocates in a letter urging city officials to overturn the decision when the city council meets tomorrow.

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PG&E Proposal Will Monopolize Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Central and Northern CA at Ratepayer Expense

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Fri, 03/20/2015 - 15:02

The California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) should reject a PG&E proposal to monopolize electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure on grounds that it will raise costs for ratepayers while stifling innovation. PG&E has proposed to charge ratepayers to install 25,100 EV charging stations, whether or not they are EV drivers.

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California Officials Ready to Spank Oil Companies

Submitted by Jamie Court on Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:02

I have been watching oil companies get away with price gouging for so many years that it was refreshing to see California's top political leaders let the oil companies know that they're going to be on the hot seat if they try to undermine California's landmark environmental laws taking effect in January.
 

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Advocates Call on Governor Brown to Side with Communities on Key Legislation Reforming Hazardous Waste Permitting

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Mon, 08/25/2014 - 15:02

Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice today asked Governor Jerry Brown and California EPA Secretary Matt Rodriquez to reject an attack by the state’s top toxics regulator—the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)—on key reform legislation authored by Sen. Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles).

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Governor Aides, Former Regulators And Fixers' Undue Influence of Environmental Agencies

Submitted by Liza Tucker on Thu, 06/12/2014 - 15:02

A new report released by Consumer Watchdog today documents how Boeing and its influential fixers derailed the cleanup of a partial nuclear meltdown site in greater Los Angeles with help from their regulators at the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC).

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