YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Not So Fast, Fashion
The Feds make pills easier to swallow, Oregon clamps down on natural gas, rural hospitals are popping up, and fast fashion is told to slow down.
California
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
Regulators get the lead out, the Golden State sheds light on dark money, mercury and methane get the boot, and Google has a very bad week.
Swiping At Swiping Monopolies
The Feds take on Big Credit Card and take aim at big, bad junk fees, regulators strike again at a fossil fuel company’s poisonous machinery, and voter suppression gets suppressed.
A Water Wrongdoer’s Revenge
A California lawmaker wants to dismantle the Clean Water Act protections that he was fined for violating.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Mining Towns Get Clean Energy Boost
Plus, California farmworkers leverage new labor bill, New York will seal criminal convictions, regulators aim to crack down on overdraft fees, and workers strike on Cyber Monday.
“Life-Threatening” Failures To Communicate
Public advocates say telecom companies aren’t meeting standards designed to keep phones and internet working during disasters.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Rent Control Lives (For Now)
Plus California starts union leaders young, artists catch a break, and the government beefs up consumer protection
Rise Of The Robotruck Lobby
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes driverless truck safety bill after autonomous vehicle interests spent big on lobbying and wined and dined his top aides.
California’s Climate Crisis Double Agents
Exclusive: A watchdog group finds that lobbyists in California are working for both the culprits of climate change and its victims.
The Lobbying Surge Behind San Francisco’s Robo-Taxi Mayhem
Driverless taxi companies Cruise and Waymo wined and dined officials and landed a plum regulatory appointment before they scored free rein on San Francisco’s streets.