Join Sunflower Alliance, West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, and other climate justice advocates in an action demanding stronger federal and state rules to protect us from the toxic pollution and greenhouse gas emitted by ocean-going … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
Marathon Shutdown: No Just Transition, June 14
UC Berkeley Labor Center will host an online conversation about their new report, Fossil Fuel Layoff, which details what happened to Marathon workers in Martinez after the refinery shut down last year—a case study of the reasons why planning and … [Read more...]
Tell US EPA: Save Lives by Approving At-Berth Pollution Rules, by May 1
Fossil-fueled container ships and harbor craft boats like tugboats, ferries, and barges are major drivers of air pollution near seaports. Emissions from these ships and boats cause serious health issues like asthma, lung disease, cancer, and … [Read more...]
Tell BAAQMD to Enforce Its Fenceline Monitoring Regulations, by April 20
Only one of the five San Francisco Bay area refineries—ironically enough, the Martinez Refining Company, or MRC—has actually met the minimum air quality requirement for compliance with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District's Rule 12-15. The … [Read more...]
FENCELINES: A Collective Monument to Resilience, now–April 22–beyond
FENCELNES, a community-based participatory art project, has been providing a way for community residents to express their feelings about environmental injustice in Richmond. This Earth Day, the project will create a public art installation along a … [Read more...]
First Annual Bay Area Environmental Justice Assembly, April 28
The City of Hayward and Chabot Community College District are convening people from community colleges, municipalities, and nonprofits to "foster greater collaboration, improve our collective capacity to receive funding, and increase the … [Read more...]
Scientists Answer Community Questions about Coal Dust Impacts, April 26
New research comparing particulate emissions from trains in Richmond documented significantly more PM2.5 pollution from trains containing coal than from empty coal trains, passenger trains, and other freight trains, as No Coal in Oakland reported … [Read more...]
Interagency Refinery Task Force Meeting, April 20
The state Interagency Refinery Task Force will be meeting in Martinez this coming week. Although there is no scheduled public comment, this could be an opportunity to directly address regulators about local refinery issues. Here's the … [Read more...]
Martinez Toxic Dust Fallout Report Released, April 5
The Air District's long-awaited investigation of the Thanksgiving 2022 toxic heavy metal-laden refinery catalyst release in Martinez will be presented at the Martinez City Council on Wednesday night. The full BAAQMD report, Mapping Dust Fallout from … [Read more...]