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Benicia City Attorney Heather McLaughlin, Benicia City Council, Benicia City Manager, Benicia Planning Commission, Crude By Rail, Environmental Impacts, Federal pre-emption, Local land use authority, Local Regulation, On-site impacts, Surface Transportation Board, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

City staff again recommends approval of Valero Crude By Rail – Council can vote on Tues, Sept 20

By Roger Straw, September 15, 2016 New staff report again recommends overturning Planning Commission’s unanimous decision On Thursday, City of Benicia staff released the agenda for the crucial and perhaps decisive September 20 meeting of the Benicia City Council. A staff report accompanying the agenda stands by the staff’s previous positions on Valero’s oil train proposal, recommending on p. … Continue reading City staff again recommends approval of Valero Crude By Rail – Council can vote on Tues, Sept 20 →

Biofuels, Ethanol, Gasoline, Refinery emissions, Renewable energy, Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), Valero Energy Corporation

Valero, other refiners spend more on U.S. clean fuel standards, look for savings through exports

Repost from Reuters [Editor: Significant quote: “The price of credits has fuel makers like PBF Energy Inc and Valero looking to increase exports, which are not subject to the regulations, as a way to escape the costs.”  (emph. added) – RS] Refiners on track to spend record on U.S. clean fuel standards By Jarrett Renshaw, Aug … Continue reading Valero, other refiners spend more on U.S. clean fuel standards, look for savings through exports →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Refinery operating capacity, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

GRANT COOKE: Questions about Valero’s operating capacity

Repost from the Benicia Herald (letters are not available in the online edition) Valero raises further questions By Grant Cooke, August 10, 2016 Regarding the recent letter by Valero’s environmental manager, Kimberly Ronan. The letter writer complains that there were inaccuracies in a previous letter written by Kathy Kerridge that pointed out that data from BAAQMD … Continue reading GRANT COOKE: Questions about Valero’s operating capacity →