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Air Quality, Bakken Crude, Benicia Planning Commission, Benicians for a Safe and Healthy Community, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Environmental Impacts, Explosion, Greenhouse gas emissions, Oil spill, Revised Draft EIR, Tar sands crude, Train collission, Union Pacific Railroad, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail, Wildlife

BENICIA HERALD: Long-awaited reissue cites ‘significant’ environmental impacts; public given 45 days to comment

Repost from the Benicia Herald Revised, expanded crude-by-rail report released Long-awaited reissue cites ‘significant’ environmental impacts; public given 45 days to comment By Nick Sestanovich, September 1, 2015 “Because no reasonable, feasible mitigation measures are available that would, if implemented, reduce the significance below the established threshold, this secondary hazards- and hazardous materials-related impact would … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: Long-awaited reissue cites ‘significant’ environmental impacts; public given 45 days to comment →

Benicia Planning Commission, Crude By Rail, Public permitting, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Another go-round: Valero environmental report due Monday, Aug. 31

Repost from the Benicia Herald [Editor: CONFIRMED: the first Planning Commission hearing will be on Tuesday, September 29, 6:30pm at City Hall Council Chambers.  If additional speakers wish to offer public comments, subsequent hearings will be held on Wednesday, September 30, Thursday, October 1 and Thursday, October 8 (presumably at the same time and location?).  The 45-day … Continue reading Another go-round: Valero environmental report due Monday, Aug. 31 →

Crude By Rail, Environmental review, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Benicia Herald covers Valero environmental delay

[Editor:  The Benicia Herald’s front page story  makes no mention  of the widespread criticism of the Department of Transportation’s inadequate new safety rules.  In fact, the article devotes 23 paragraphs (!) to the DOT’s trumpeting of the strengths of the new rules.  Nevertheless, the story serves as a thorough summary of DOT claims.   I hope my editorial adds … Continue reading Benicia Herald covers Valero environmental delay →

Oil spill, Pipeline infrastructure, Pipeline inspection, Pipeline transport

CNN: California oil spill 5x bigger than thought

Repost from CNN [Editor:  One of the best reports I’ve seen.  The video has spokespeople for environmental concerns and footage of protests.  Unfortunately, CNN does not permit embedding – you will need to go to CNN and watch the commercial first.  Grrr.  – RS] Santa Barbara oil spill: Authorities, environmentalists step up response By Michael … Continue reading CNN: California oil spill 5x bigger than thought →