Mobilizing Asian American immigrant and refugee voters for environmental, social, and economic justice. | 动员亚裔美国移民和难民选民关注环境，社会和经济的公平公正。
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🚨 Just launched: refinerytransparency.org 🚨Refineries aren't required to disclose cleanup costs before closure. You wouldn't buy a house without an inspection – CA shouldn't either. Contact lawmakers NOW for #SB1259 (@SenBlakespear) — first hearing April 8! @CBECal @cejaaction
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"People power is worker power — for too long, labor has been pitted by politicians & corporations against the very people protecting the long-term future of our communities & neighborhoods, like those working to ensure we have clean air, safe water, and healthy neighborhoods,...
Big Oil just killed a bill that would've made them tell the truth about refinery cleanup costs: #SB1259 is dead in the CA Assembly. They have more money than ever — and they used it to keep our communities in the dark. We're not done fighting.🧵
50+ orgs. 10,000 letters to lawmakers. We didn’t pass SB 1259, but we moved something real: legislators are asking hard questions about what Big Oil is hiding when a refinery closes. Huge thank you to @SenBlakespear for her leadership in championing this bill.
Big Oil has more money than ever. But we're gaining ground. One real win this session: SB 954 closes a CEQA loophole big manufacturers used to dodge accountability. Big Oil's on offense — but so are we. 💪 #CALeg
Carson. Wilmington. Benicia. Communities across CA are being asked to plan for a future without the most basic information: what's the contamination, what's the cost, who pays. #SB1259 says: we deserve to know. actionnetwork.org/letters/re…
When a refinery closes, communities nearby – like Benicia – are left in the dark about what comes next. #SB1259 would give communities like Benicia vital information about cleanup costs and timelines. Find out more at RefineryTransparency.org.
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Communities - and the state - shouldn't be left in the dark when oil refineries close. That's why we need #SB1259. sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
"The questions about what comes next will define our city for a generation. By passing SB 1259, California can give communities like mine a fighting chance to answer them."
Thank you to @karibirdseye22 for sharing this important perspective! 🔥
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🎉 HUGE news: #SB1259 has passed the California State Senate! This bill requires oil refiners to disclose the real costs of cleanup BEFORE they close — so local communities aren't left scrambling. We want to thank a few of the legislators who championed this bill in the Senate 🧵
Big thanks to co-author @SenHenryStern for helping carry #SB1259 through the Senate and speaking up in support of refinery communities across CA. Knowing the real cleanup costs before a refinery closes means communities can plan ahead instead of being blindsided. Thank you! 🌟
And thank you to co-author @SenBenAllen for your support on #SB1259! Workers and neighbors near refineries deserve transparency and a real plan. Grateful to have you in our corner. Now on to the Assembly! ➡️Find out more at RefineryTransparency.org
APEN Action retweeted
Many sectors of the energy industry are required to plan for what happens if they close their facilities. So should oil refineries. That's why I authored #SB1259. I am glad to report that the Senate passed the bill today. @APEN4EJ @CBECal @cejapower Read more. sd38.senate.ca.gov/news/sena…
Breaking: 50+ community organizations and local elected officials across California have sent a letter to the Senate E&U committee in support of #SB1259, which would make refineries disclose toxic cleanup costs before closure.
Learn more: refinerytransparency.org/wp-…
Step one: ✅ #SB1259 passes the Senate EQ Committee! Shoutout to Sens. Blakespear, Allen, Gonzalez, & Menjivar for their support. The oil industry showed up with spin. Our communities showed up with the truth. On to the next hearing - show your support: refinerytransparency.org
"Our community does not have the luxury of decades to let the site's future play out in slow motion, while viable opportunities slip away." @karibirdseye22 on why communities like Benicia deserve to know the costs of cleanup. #SB1259 RefineryTransparency.org
Next: the bill heads to an even more difficult committee, Senate Energy and Utilities, and Big Oil are ramping up their misinformation.
We need to make sure Senators hear from you, not industry lobbyists. Find out more and contact your lawmakers now at RefineryTransparency.org.