Author Archives: Sylvia
Air pollution causes lung cancer, World Health Organization says
A win for clean energy at the CPUC
Oakland City Council meeting regarding Crematoriums
CBE Organizer, Nehanda Imara, testifies against the development of a proposed crematorium in a community already over-burdened by air pollutants.
How can grassroots power take on a global crisis?
CBE Organizer, Andres Soto, is interviewed on KALW’s show, Your Call: the one year anniversary of the Richmond Chevron disaster.
EIR Comment: Pittsburg, CA Oil Transfer Facility
Read how tar sands could get to the Bay Area to explode emissions and refineries now (Read CBE’s EIR comment).
US refiners don’t care if Keystone XL pipeline gets built
Railroads are carrying soaring amounts of crude from Canada down to refineries along the US Gulf Coast, reducing the need for the TransCanada project… (Read more).
Help pass AB 1330: Environmental Justice Act
Executive Director transition at CBE
Hazardous emissions from Exide facility
South East LA has been concerned about toxic emissions from Exide’s Vernon facility for over fifteen years. CBE has been calling public attention to the health and safety risks that this facility’s operations pose to the surrounding community… read more.