PERMANENT ARCHIVE: The successful effort to STOP oil trains in Benicia, California

The Benicia Independent covered opposition to Valero’s Crude By Rail proposal (and other news about oil trains nationwide) from 2014 through the unanimous rejection of Valero’s proposal on September 20, 2016. Below is a permanent archive of over 3,000 postings of news, opinions and events.

To start, read these overviews:

• Early background (June 2013 – April 2016), Valero Crude By Rail and Opposition Efforts
• Post-campaign reflections (November, 2016), “How Benicia Valero Crude By Rail was defeated”.

CRUDE BY RAIL – ARCHIVE

• About Crude By Rail
• CBR – Take Action Now!
  • Day After the NEXT BIG ONE – Take Action!
• CBR – Links
• CBR – Poetry, Song, etc.
• CBR – Project Documents
  • Valero appeal to City Council (and STB)
  • Final EIR
  • REVISED EIR
  • Draft EIR and Mitigated Negative Declaration
• CBR – Project Review – 2016
  • 2015 – Public comments DEIR, RDEIR
  • Highly critical reviews at close of DEIR public comment period
  • 2014 – Public comments DEIR
  • 2013 – Public Comments MND & Scoping
  • Formal Comments by Benicians for a Safe & Healthy Community