Repost from The Vacaville Reporter [Editor: See also coverage in The Daily Democrat, The Davis Vanguard. – RS] Wolk urges more regulation on rail crude oil shipments to Solano refinery By Reporter Staff | 06/09/2014 The battle over local crude oil rail shipments moved to Sacramento late last week as Senator Lois Wolk, D-Solano, called … Continue reading Sen. Lois Wolk calls for stronger safety inspection regulations
Repost from The Contra Costa Times [Editor: Note the 8th paragraph (emphasis added). Back in January of this year, the BAAQMD itself has – according to this article – “weighed in … saying the environmental report should include calculations of toxic air contaminant emissions from the refinery and assess cumulative health risks of other refinery projects in the … Continue reading Contra Costa County: Supervisors order recirculation of environmental report on Rodeo refinery project
Repost from The Martinez Gazette Martinez Environmental Group: Wait a minute By Guy Cooper | June 5, 2014 Several local refinery permits and associated Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) are currently pending approval. For instance, Westpac in Pittsburg wants to receive, store and distribute explosive Bakken and toxic tar sands crude-by-rail at an old PG&E tank farm … Continue reading Martinez Gazette op ed: Wait a minute
Repost from The Davis Enterprise Crude-oil trains through Davis: It’s time for action By Lynne Nittler | June 08, 2014 I’m proud of our city. The Davis City Council took on crude-by-rail transport through our community, just as I have seen it tackle other difficult issues — with the willingness to look beneath the surface, find … Continue reading Crude-oil trains through Davis: It’s time for action
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