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"It is abhorrent that environmental justice communities now won’t even get the bare minimum — transparency and a review of environmental harms — from massive industrial projects." calmatters.org/commentary/202…

⚖✊🏾👏🏾📣 Good news! Court Orders City of Long Beach Pause Oil Storage Tank Expansion Project 🔗 Head over to our website to read more about the ruling. cbecal.org/news/post/cour… Thank you @Earthjustice for your amazing advocacy against this horrible expansion project! #LongBeach

Faraz Rizvi of @APEN4EJ closed the hearing with a powerful statement, “There is a 16-feet layer of oil under the facility that we only know about because of an abatement filing from the 90s. The legislature needs to look at tools to increase transparency."

Julia May with @cbecal: We need strong accident prevention regulations. We need a long-term phaseout plan in line with continued demand reduction - transportation electrification & public transit among others. We deserve transparency.

Julia May, Senior Scientist with @cbecal emphasized that refinery closures are due to lowering demand and consolidation trends. Frontline communities are demanding greater transparency, accountability, and a clear plan for decommissioning as we transition away from fossil fuels.

"Communities are generally in the dark about what to expect in the cleanup process because refineries have almost no end of life planning or financial assurance requirements. This makes them an outlier in the energy industry.” - Ann Alexander

Next: attorney Ann Alexander, author of the recently released report “Before the Last Drop: Lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Closure” – a comprehensive assessment of existing community and worker protections when refineries close. apen4ej.org/p66/

Siva Gunda, @CalEnergy: "Unplanned, disruptive closures can have incredible impacts on the workers, communities and local governments." He stressed the need for the state to proactively plan for closures in this "mid-transition" period while reducing demand for fossil fuels.

As we transition away from fossil fuels, refinery closures are making headlines in California and across the country. But refinery closures are a "wild west" for regulators -- with big gaps in protections and transparency for local communities, workers and taxpayers. #CAleg

“...we are seeing an escalating campaign of disinformation by oil corporations that blames their exit from California on health protective common sense measures in our communities" - @CBEcal lastchancealliance.org/big-oil-spends…

Oil majors didn’t just spend big — they ranked among the top lobbyists in the entire state, per @Politico. @Chevron alone dropped nearly $13M. When corporations spend that much to influence lawmakers, everyday Californians pay the price. politico.com/newsletters/ca…

🥰This Valentines day CBE celebrates the love that drives our frontline organizing communities to fight for Environmental Justice. Spread the love and support building people’s collective power. Together, we can achieve environmental health and justice! cbecal.org/donate

📣 CBE is hiring a NorCal CARE Coordinator + a Richmond Community Organizer For more details, please visit cbecal.org/jobs 🌱Join our team and grow with us! #Richmond #EastOakland #Oakland #BayArea #California #EnvironmentalJustice #Explore

Environmental justice communities are immigrant and refugee communities. We are in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors and allies around the country. Please call your Senators, ASAP, by calling (202) 224-3121 to be connected. Full statement: cbecal.org/news

URGENT NEWS 🚨Today, Border Patrol shot a man who is now in critical condition. The identity of the victim is currently unknown, but what we do know is that for over two decades, Border Patrol has acted with impunity.

Trump has withdrawn the US from the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) along with 65 other international bodies, treaties, and organizations that lead global cooperation around climate, human rights, security, trade, economics, and international law.

The Trump administration is attempting to silence the voices of thousands of Californians living on the frontlines of neighborhood oil drilling. The DOJ’s lawsuit is an attack on our health and our very right to protect ourselves from pollution. We won’t back down. @CBECal

Folded quietly into the budget, SB 131 carved out a sweeping exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a broadly defined category labeled “advanced manufacturing.” Frontline EJ communities need fixes to SB 131 now! capitolweekly.net/state-legislat…

💫As we close out the year, we’re reflecting on everything we've achieved together through all the ups and downs of 2025.  Despite it all – CBE and our members are mobilizing to fight back. CBE is on winter break and will return on January 5th💚 Cbecal.org/donate

Check out this piece that features Morgan, our interim Wilmington Youth Organizer, speaking about the Phillips 66 Wilmington refinery, its closure, and the future. Morgan's family has lived in the area for about 100 years, about as long as the refinery. insideclimatenews.org/news/09122025/…

OUT NOW: New report from @APEN4EJ and @CBECAL provides key recommendations for state lawmakers, regulators, & residents looking to navigate a “Wild West” of refinery closures. Read "Before the Last Drop: Lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Closure" bit.ly/beforethelastd…