Repost from the Vallejo Times-Herald Valero’s crude-by-rail project turned down in Benicia By Matthew Adkins, 09/20/16, 9:54 PM PDT BENICIA >> Environmentalists hoping to defeat Benicia’s crude-by-rail project scored a huge victory Tuesday night, handing Valero Refining Company a significant defeat in the process. In a unanimous decision from Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and Benicia City … Continue reading VALLEJO TIMES-HERALD: Valero’s crude-by-rail project turned down in Benicia→
By Roger Straw, September 21, 2016 Surprise unanimous vote – no to oil trains Valero’s dirty and dangerous proposal to bring in Bakken and Tar Sands crude oil on trains from North Dakota and Canada is dead. Opponents of the proposal worried and wondered for months whether a 3rd swing vote could be found on … Continue reading BREAKING: BENICIA CITY COUNCIL DENIES VALERO CRUDE BY RAIL!→
By Roger Straw, September 21, 2016 On Tuesday, September 20, the US Department of Transportation’s Surface Transportation Board (STB) issued a statement denying a Valero Benicia Refinery petition for a declaratory order. Valero’s petition asked the STB to rule that the Benicia Planning Commission’s unanimous February 11 decision denying Valero’s oil train proposal is preempted by federal law protecting … Continue reading BREAKING: Surface Transportation Board rejects Valero petition→
