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News Story
5/20/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
Tesoro won U.S. and state clearance to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion. Consumer advocates object.
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's...
News Release
5/17/2013
Posted by Liza Tucker
SANTA MONICA, CA –A green light that Tesoro’s purchase of BP’s big refinery in Carson complies with anti-trust laws means over time gas prices will go up in the state, Consumer Watchdog said today. The approval by the Federal Trade Commission and California Attorney General of Tesoro’s acquisition of BP’s Carson...
News Story
5/17/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
WASHINGTON/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Refiner Tesoro Corp. (TSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has received formal approval from antitrust regulators in Washington and Sacramento on Friday to buy BP Plc's (BP.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) refinery and other assets in southern California for more than $2 billion.
Tesoro will not...
News Story
3/24/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
Are you ready for $6-per-gallon gasoline? Then $7 a little later?
Premium grades of gasoline already go for more than $5 per gallon in some parts of California; regular skyrocketed to above $4.50 for a month at hundreds of service stations.
There is no promise these near-record price levels will drop anytime soon, especially with summer...
News Story
3/6/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
Sources say state lawmakers are scheduled to meet with toxics department director Debbie Raphael and other agency officials March 4 to discuss a scathing report recently released by a non-profit group that claims the department has a history of mismanaging hazardous waste and lax enforcement of regulations that puts many low-income communities at...
News Story
3/5/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
The state Department of Toxic Substances Control [http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/]'s director promised Monday that she'll work with state Senate investigators to explore claims that the agency hasn't properly enforced regulations, lawmakers said.
Senate Majority Leader Ellen Corbett [http://sd10.senate.ca.gov/], D-San Leandro, said she and...
News Story
3/4/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
Are you ready for $6-per-gallon gasoline? Then $7 a little later?
Premium grades of gasoline already go for more than $5 per gallon in some parts of California; regular has been above $4.50 for a month at hundreds of service stations.
There is no promise these near-record price levels will drop anytime soon, especially with summer approaching and...
News Story
3/3/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
An internal audit has concluded that NASA committed to an excessive and unnecessary cleanup of its portion of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory and a less expensive and invasive plan should be considered.
The audit, released recently by NASA's Office of Inspector General, estimated that cleaning up the agency's portion of the property...
News Release
2/25/2013
Posted by Liza Tucker
SANTA MONICA, CA—Senator Joel Anderson (R-San Diego) became the fourth lawmaker to respond to Consumer Watchdog’s report, Golden Wasteland, calling the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) onto the carpet for falling down on the job and protecting hazardous waste polluters over people. He is now calling for DTSC Director...
News Story
2/24/2013
Posted by Mark Reback
Regulators failed to prevent Mecca's misery, agency says
Early and more vigilant monitoring by the state Department of Toxic Substances Control could have helped stem noxious odors from Western Environmental Inc.’s recycling plant in Mecca, according to a new report slamming the agency for a pattern of lax enforcement efforts, bias...
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