New California Regulations Improve Safety at Oil Refineries

Press Release from CalEPA New California Regulations Improve Safety at Oil Refineries For Immediate Release: August 4, 2017 Media Contacts: Erika Monterroza, California Department of Industrial Relations (510) 286-1161, EMonterroza@dir.ca.gov Alex Barnum, California Environmental Protection Agency (916) 324-9670, Alex.Barnum@calepa.ca.gov Sacramento — State agencies today announced final approval of new regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil … Continue reading New California Regulations Improve Safety at Oil Refineries

KQED: Solano County Probe Finds No Violations in Valero Refinery Outage

Repost from KQED News, San Francisco [Editor: For details, download the Solano County Incident Report.  – RS] Solano County Probe Finds No Violations in Valero Refinery Outage By Ted Goldberg, October 23, 2017 This post was updated 10/24/17 at 6 a.m. to include comments from a PG&E representative. The Valero oil company did not violate state … Continue reading KQED: Solano County Probe Finds No Violations in Valero Refinery Outage

Phillips 66 Dismisses Lawsuit Fighting for California Oil Train Expansion

Press Release from Center for Biological Diversity (See also The SLO Tribune, Phillips 66 oil-by-rail plan is dead AND Public News Service’s Oil Train Project Stopped in its Tracks as Company Drops Fight) For Immediate Release, October 2, 2017 Contact: Clare Lakewood, (510) 274-9713, clakewood@biologicaldiversity.org Phillips 66 Dismisses Lawsuit Fighting for California Oil Train Expansion Dismissal Comes … Continue reading Phillips 66 Dismisses Lawsuit Fighting for California Oil Train Expansion