Benicia’s representative in the state Senate has introduced a bill that would provide funding for adequate local emergency response to accidents and spills associated with trains carrying crude oil. Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, said she wrote the measure because of the increase in crude oil rail shipments planned for Benicia and along the Capitol Corridor […]
Long-awaited Valero crude-by-rail EIR delayed again
A draft of the city’s environmental impact report (EIR) for the Valero Crude-by-Rail use permit request was due to be released Tuesday, but a last-minute staff decision has delayed the report by a week, Benicia Principal Planner Amy Million said. “City staff determined that additional information was needed to more completely address potential air quality […]
Rail plan opponents pack library
More than 100 hear of dangers of crude oil shipments by train More than 100 people packed the Doña Benicia Room of the Benicia Public Library on Monday night to hear a panel of authors, scientists and organizers urge opposition to the proposed Valero Crude-By-Rail project that is currently undergoing environmental review. Filmed testimony by […]