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County regulation, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Emergency Readiness & Response, Risk Assessment, Solano County CA, Union Pacific Railroad, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

Solano County hosts community meeting on oil train safety issues [Mon. 9/29. 6pm, Fairfield]

Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald [Editor:  Regrettably, Solano County invited Valero Benicia Refinery and Union Pacific Railroad to make panel presentations at this “Community Conversation,” but did not invite Benicia’s officially recognized grassroots opposition organization,  Benicians For a Safe and Healthy Community (BSHC) to present.  Benicia is one of seven cities in Solano County.  Language used by … Continue reading Solano County hosts community meeting on oil train safety issues [Mon. 9/29. 6pm, Fairfield] →

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Public Utilities Commission, Derailment, Draft EIR, Rail routing, Risk Assessment, Tank car design, Valero Crude By Rail

Vallejo Times-Herald: State officials say Benicia underestimated oil train risks

Repost from The Vallejo Times-Herald State officials say Benicia underestimated oil train risks Officials urge city to redo Valero refinery project safety analysis By Tony Burchyns, 09/25/2014 State officials say Benicia has underestimated the risks of running oil trains through Roseville and other parts of Northern California to the Valero refinery. In letter to the … Continue reading Vallejo Times-Herald: State officials say Benicia underestimated oil train risks →

Bakken Shale, Crude By Rail, DEIR, Derailment, Risk Assessment, Valero Benicia Refinery

Sacramento Bee: California state and regional agencies challenge Benicia crude oil train plan

Repost from The Sacramento Bee [Editor: to read the State’s letter and others mentioned in this article, check out Project Review.  – RS] California officials challenge Benicia crude oil train plan By Tony Bizjak, September 24, 2014 Brown administration officials say Benicia has underestimated the risk posed by oil trains planned to run through Sacramento and … Continue reading Sacramento Bee: California state and regional agencies challenge Benicia crude oil train plan →

Bakken Crude, Bay Area Refineries, Crude By Rail, Oil Industry, Tar sands crude

East Bay projects are redefining refineries

Repost from The Contra Costa Times [Editor: a shorter version of this article appeared in The Vallejo Times-Herald with byline Robert Rogers.  This seems to be a re-write by Tom Lochner and Rogers.  Interesting to see analysis of all five refineries in the Bay Area, labeled the “Contra Costa-Solano refinery belt, California’s largest.”  Good quotes from our colleagues … Continue reading East Bay projects are redefining refineries →