Search Results for: immediate

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Nursing homes, Solano County CA, Vallejo CA

UPDATE: 13 dead, 132 infected at Windsor Vallejo Nursing Home

Coronavirus: Thirteen dead at Windsor Vallejo Care Center More protests planned at Vallejo care center Vallejo Times-Herald, by John Glidden, May 20, 2020 The health emergency at Windsor Vallejo Care Center worsened Wednesday after Solano County officials confirmed two more people have died after being infected with COVID-19 at the skilled nursing facility, bringing the … Continue reading UPDATE: 13 dead, 132 infected at Windsor Vallejo Nursing Home →

Bomb Trains, Crude By Rail, Federal deregulation, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Oil train derailment and explosion, Oil trains, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), State regulation, Trump administration, Washington State

Trump admin’s stunning explanation for easing up on oil trains: Safety no excuse for “inhibiting market growth”

Safety Can’t Be a ‘Pretext’ for Regulating Unsafe Oil Trains, Says Trump Admin Desmog, by Justin Mikulka, May 20, 2020 The federal agency overseeing the safe transport of hazardous materials released a stunning explanation of its May 11 decision striking down a Washington state effort to regulate trains carrying volatile oil within its borders. A state cannot use … Continue reading Trump admin’s stunning explanation for easing up on oil trains: Safety no excuse for “inhibiting market growth” →

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Economy, Re-opening, Solano County CA

Solano County asks for quicker reopening of stores, shopping malls, swapmeets, dine-in restaurants and schools

By Roger Straw, May 21, 2020 Solano County resubmitted it’s “Variance Attestation” yesterday, May 20, and State officials approved it on the same day.  Talk about quick!  Seems our County and State officials aren’t too worried about the inevitable new illnesses and deaths on the back half of our downward curve. The variance attestation itself … Continue reading Solano County asks for quicker reopening of stores, shopping malls, swapmeets, dine-in restaurants and schools →

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Fossil fuel subsidies, Oil and gas industry, Pandemic, Valero Energy Corporation

‘Stealth Bailout’ Shovels Millions of Dollars to Oil Companies – Valero gets $110 million in pandemic giveaway

Bloomberg News, By Jennifer A Dlouhy, May 15, 2020  Stimulus tax change helps translate losses into instant cash  Oil companies are uniquely poised to benefit, analysts say As it headed toward bankruptcy, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. took advantage of a little-noticed provision in the stimulus bill Congress passed in March to get a $9.7 million tax refund. Then, it asked a bankruptcy judge to authorize … Continue reading ‘Stealth Bailout’ Shovels Millions of Dollars to Oil Companies – Valero gets $110 million in pandemic giveaway →