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Air pollution, Bakken Crude, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benzene emissions, Crude By Rail, Schools, Tar sands crude, Toxic pollutants, Valero Crude By Rail

Valero’s secret output level – 65% of permitted output

By Roger Straw, August 5, 2016 A letter by Kathy Kerridge appeared in the print edition of today’s Benicia Herald. Kerridge clarified statements made many times in recent months regarding Valero’s recent product output as approximately 65% of the refinery’s capacity. The refinery does not disclose its current operating output, claiming that it is a trade secret.  Kerridge discloses … Continue reading Valero’s secret output level – 65% of permitted output →

Coke dust, CPC-1232 standard, Crude By Rail, Derailment, DOT-111, DOT-117, Explosion, Mosier OR, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Rail defect, Rail infrastructure, Tank car design, Tank car retrofit, Track geometry, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

BENICIA HERALD: City Council hears public comments on crude by rail

Repost from the Benicia Herald Online [Editor: For Tuesday’s comments on Valero Crude By Rail by Marilyn Bardet and Planning Commissioner and City Council candidate Steve Young, skip down to the red bullet.  – RS] Council hears about crude by rail, water infrastructure and EMS costs Tuesday By Elizabeth Warnimont, July 7, 2016 At its … Continue reading BENICIA HERALD: City Council hears public comments on crude by rail →

Crude By Rail, Federal Regulation (U.S.), Surface Transportation Board, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

CSX letter supports federal pre-emption of local regulation, including authority over non-rail-related permits

By Roger Straw, July 5, 2016 CSX Railroad files letter with STB in support of Valero Crude by Rail On July 1, the City of Benicia received a copy of a letter from CSX` Railroad to the DOT’s Surface Transportation Board (STB).  The letter, released to the public today, supports Valero Refinery’s request for an STB … Continue reading CSX letter supports federal pre-emption of local regulation, including authority over non-rail-related permits →

Bakken Crude, Crude By Rail, Derailment, Explosion, Public Comment, Take Action, Valero Benicia Refinery, Valero Crude By Rail

VIDEO: Protest and public comments at Benicia City Council following the derailment in Mosier OR

By Roger Straw, June 8, 2016 [Editor: See also the Benicia Herald report on the protest and Council meeting.  – RS] At its June 7, 2016 meeting, Benicia’s City Council heard comments from the public on the derailment and explosion in Mosier Oregon. A group of about 30 had gathered to protest oil trains at Benicia’s … Continue reading VIDEO: Protest and public comments at Benicia City Council following the derailment in Mosier OR →