Read the news advisory here.

The City of Oakland Planning Commission voted (3-2) to uphold the recommendation of its staff members to deny the appeal of a crematorium seeking to operate in East Oakland without first obtaining a Conditional Use Permit.  Click here to read CBE’s press release.

• Greg Karras, Senior Scientist, 510-302-0430 ext 19
• Andres Soto, Richmond Community Organizer, 510-282-5363
• Read our Chevron Fire Fact Sheet.

Read CBE’s Press Release

Click HERE for recent stories in the San Francisco Chronicle, KPFA, and other news outlets.

CBE PRESS RELEASE: Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) accepted a local government invitation to join in the “root cause analysis” of the Richmond refinery crude unit fire that occurred on August 6, 2012. The analysis will be performed under the Industrial Safety Ordinance adopted by Contra Costa County and the City of Richmond. This would mark the first direct community group participation in a root cause investigation under the Ordinance.  Read more here.

A report released Tuesday by the state is an attempt to study where California is most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change… Read more.

Read our correspondence published by the American Chemical Society.  For more details read our notes on the response by proponents of a proprietary refinery emissions model. You can also read other scientific reports by CBE here.

Click here to view the LA Times article.

AB 1990, the Solar for All bill, sponsored by CBE and the other members of the California Environmental Justice Alliance, was passed by the Assembly by a vote of 49-29. If you made a call or donation or signed a petition to support this campaign, thank you!

This important legislation, which includes a local hire ordinance that would bring the “green economy” to communities where it is needed most, is now headed to the California Senate.

Click here to read more.

Great job, CBE energy team and CEJA!