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Air Quality, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Bay Area Refineries, Cap-and-trade, Carbon emissions, Emissions caps, Greenhouse gas emissions, Local Regulation, Public Health, San Francisco Bay Area

Letter to the Bay Area Air District: require strict emissions caps on refineries

Posted with permission Benicia Resident Marilyn Bardet’s letter to the Chair of the Board, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Direct staff to require numerical emissions caps on all refinery emissons By Marilyn Bardet, Sept 16, 2015 Dear Chair Groom, In response to the overwhelming testimony the District has received from all corners of … Continue reading Letter to the Bay Area Air District: require strict emissions caps on refineries →

Day After the NEXT BIG ONE – Take Action!

Below you will find a Plan for the Day After and a report on the Rally in Benicia on the day after the explosion in Heimdal, ND. From Benicians For a Safe Community: PLAN FOR THE DAY AFTER THE NEXT BIG ONE … This is simple everyone….  On the very next day after news of yet another … Continue reading Day After the NEXT BIG ONE – Take Action! →

Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, Explosion, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Tank car retirement, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Volatility

Vallejo Times-Herald: Thompson introduces act addressing crude by rail

Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor:  See also coverage in McClatchyDC News.  – RS] Thompson introduces act addressing crude by rail By Irma Widjojo, 04/15/15, 8:06 PM PDT Another bill concerning the transportation of crude oil by rail was introduced Wednesday, following at least two others in the past month. With a pending Valero Refinery … Continue reading Vallejo Times-Herald: Thompson introduces act addressing crude by rail →

Benicia City Attorney Heather McLaughlin, Benicia City Council, Crude By Rail, Emergency Readiness & Response, Environmental review, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Funding for emergency response, Parked trains, Rail Safety, Train braking systems, Train speed, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia city council to send letter supporting safer rail measures

Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor:  See original documents on the City of Benicia’s website:       – Staff’s Agenda Report       – Mayor Patterson’s draft letter of support (not approved)       – League of Cities letter requesting letters of support & sample letter (sample letter approved) For a local news report that … Continue reading Benicia city council to send letter supporting safer rail measures →