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 […]
Valero: Reinforced tanker cars would be used to bring crude to Benicia
■ Oil would come from unspecified North American sources, public told If Valero Benicia Refinery gets permission to transport some of its crude by rail, the oil would come from North American sources and would arrive in tanker cars that are stronger than the ones that comply with current federal regulations, refinery officials said Monday. […]