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Restore the Delta Public Meeting Tours: The Road Map to Stopping the Delta Tunnels
West Coast Deals Four Major Blows to Big Oil
Shell Martinez Refinery: “Large maintenance project” scheduled until mid-June
Air Pollution in the Bay Area’s Refinery Corridor
Twin Tunnels on Trial! BARoNA Tribunal in Antioch, April 30th
Category Archives: Health
Could toxic waste be affecting your health?
Acme Fill Corporation wants a permit to continue operating their Martinez hazardous waste dump ATTEND THE UPCOMING HEARING TO LEARN MORE: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Public Meeting & Hearing November 5, 2014 at 6:30 PM Las Juntas Elementary … Continue reading
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Martinez Environmental Group: Schools, pipelines & trains
By James Neu Martinez Gazette June 12, 2014 http://martinezgazette.com/archives/15306
The California Nurses Association is sponsoring a third town hall meeting to discuss the proposed closure of Doctor’s Hospital in Richmond. This is the emergency facility that treated the bulk of the 15,000 citizens adversely effected by the Chevron explosion and … Continue reading
Lawsuit Filed – Chevron Refinery Permit to Pollute Exposed
Today Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) filed suit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District for the District’s illegal permitting of the Chevron (“Modernization”) Expansion Project. CBE had previously requested the District to revoke the permit that allowed Chevron to … Continue reading
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Washington City Rejects Massive Oil Train Project, Citing ‘Unacceptable Risks’
By Emily Atkin June 4, 2014 (reposted from the Benicia Independent) http://beniciaindependent.com/wp/breaking-vancouver-city-council- votes-to-oppose-crude-oil-train-terminal-unacceptable-risks/
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State denies Martinez plans for new school
” unacceptable because it is transected by two gas pipelines, one water line and three oil pipelines. That means the existing school cannot be improved and no new public school may be built there.” By Dana Guzzetti 05/27/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/martinez/ci_25843846/state-denies-martinez-plans-new-school
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OPPOSE TRANSPORT OF CRUDE BY RAIL THROUGH MARTINEZ AND THE EAST BAY
Sign our petition to convince the Martinez City Council to support the MEG resolution against crude by rail transport! We urge the Martinez City Council to adopt a resolution opposing the transport of hazardous crude by rail along the Union Pacific … Continue reading
Posted in Bakken Crude, Danger! Crude-by-Rail, Health, Tar Sands, Tesoro
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In CA, 77% of Population Living w/ Unhealthy Air
Yesterday the American Lung Association released its 15th annual State of the Air report, finding that nearly 50 percent of Americans live in counties with unhealthy air. In California that number rises to a staggering 77 percent of the population, … Continue reading
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Dead Bird in Contra Costa County Infected With West Nile Virus, Marking Early Start to Season
Posted by Susan C. Schena , April 26, 2014 “Unfortunately, the earlier West Nile virus is detected, the earlier we may see human cases,” official says. http://martinez.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/dead-bird-in-contra-costa-county-infected-with-west-nile-virus-marking-early-start-to-season?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001&evar4=picks-1-post&newsRef=true
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Study: 4.6M children attend schools near chemical facilities
http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energy-environment/203704-study-10000-schools-near-chemical-facilities By Tim Devaney April 16, 2014, 03:12 pm TheHill.com Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/energy-environment/203704-study-10000-schools-near-chemical-facilities#ixzz2zCF84e4G
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