Newsom Appoints DOJ Prosecutor as ‘Oil Watchdog’ to Fight Big Oil

Newsom Appoints DOJ Prosecutor as ‘Oil Watchdog’ to Fight Big Oil
A gas pump is inserted inside a vehicle at a Mobil gas station in Beverly Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif., on March 10, 2022. Bing Guan/Reuters
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Tai Milder, a federal antitrust prosecutor, to be the first to direct his new program to target the oil industry and refer violations to the state’s attorney general for prosecution.

Mr. Milder will be paid $199,740 a year to be the first director of the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight at the California Energy Commission. The position requires state Senate confirmation.

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