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States sue over eased EPA disclosure rule
- Los Angeles Times (new window)
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"EPA's rollbacks set a dangerous precedent that undermines two decades of public access to toxic pollution data," said Emily Rusch, a California Public Interest Research Group advocate. |
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Bank of America Hiking ATM Fees To $3
- CBS 5 (new window)
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For the first time in two years, Bank of America is raising rates for non-customers who use ATMs connected to bank and supermarket branches. |
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Critics See Little Relief for Subprime Borrowers
- San Jose Mercury News (new window)
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Homeowner advocates seeking to prevent another foreclosure crisis criticized a Senate committee Thursday for rejecting legislation intended to protect borrowers of subprime loans. |
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Proposed Unfair Credit Card Rules Better Than Expected
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The Federal Reserve and two other banking regulators are set to unveil today one of the most aggressive efforts in decades to crack down on the credit card industry, prohibiting practices such as arbitrarily raising interest rates on outstanding balances. |
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Calpirg: Transition to Digital TV May Be Rough on Some
- KCBS San Francisco (new window)
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SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Transitioning from analog to digital TV is confusing for some, but the people you would think are supposed to know how it works are giving out bad information, according to an undercover investigation by the California Public Interest Research Group. |
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Plugged In: Stores' digital TV info faulted
- The Sacramento Bee (new window)
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Electronics retailers are misinforming consumers when it comes to next year's transition to digital television, a consumer group charged Wednesday.
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