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To help business owners and residents better understand the proposed ban and answer specific questions, the City will hold two public workshops, both on May 28th, to answer questions about the proposed ordinance. The workshops will be held at 8:30 … Continue reading →

May 18, 2014. Source: Maine Earth First! http://climate-connections.org/2014/05/20/call-for-solidarity-actions-in-support-of-maine-rail-blockade/

Final Land Use Permit Application 01 15 2014 (Corrected)

May 21, 2014Today Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) asked the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to revoke a permit it gave Chevron to build a Richmond refinery expansion that could increase air pollution from one of the … Continue reading →

When world leaders gather in New York this fall to confront climate change, tens of thousands of people (and maybe you) will be there to demand they take action before it’s too late Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/a-call-to-arms-an-invitation-to-demand-action-on-climate-change-20140521#ixzz32N2KPe4q 

May 20, 2014 This morning a stakeholders meeting was held to explore purchasing the Alhambra Highlands. It was hosted by Mayor Rob Schroder at Martinez City Hall.  Those in attendance included City Council member Lara Delaney, and representatives from East Bay Regional Parks … Continue reading →

Only 4 weeks left to comment on the disastrous Bay-Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and its draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS). The government is soliciting public input on the controversial plan and its proposal to build massive “twin tunnels” intended … Continue reading →

By Dana Guzzetti    Contra Costa Times    05/13/2014 http://www.contracostatimes.com/martinez/ci_25753462/martinez-environmental-group-concerned-over-crude-oil-rail

Workers at a health care facility were sickened after a crude oil pipeline break coated the area with a geyser of black goo By Samia Khan and Kevin LaBeach Thursday, May 15, 2014http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Gallons-of-Oil-Spill-in-Atwater-Village-259354591.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_LABrand

By CORAL DAVENPORT    MAY 13, 2014    NYT