APEN Action

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。

[APEN Action @APENaction]

🚨 Just launched: https://t.co/k4PLuv8ER9 🚨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

[APEN Action @APENaction]

"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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[APEN Action @APENaction]

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 https://t.co/PLKKL67AY8

[APEN Action @APENaction]

🎉 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 🧵

[APEN Action @APENaction]

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! 🌟

[Senator Catherine S. Blakespear @SenBlakespear]

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. https://t.co/dDhJ487BE7

[APEN Action @APENaction]

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: https://t.co/cxUAroVdtf

[APEN Action @APENaction]

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 https://t.co/PLKKL67AY8.

[APEN Action @APENaction]

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: https://t.co/k4PLuv8ER9

[APEN Action @APENaction]

"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 https://t.co/PLKKL67AY8

[APEN Action @APENaction]

Last week, flaring at @ValeroEnergy's Benicia refinery blanketed the community in toxic smoke and soot. Refinery closures are inevitable — but without proper planning and health and safety protections, frontline residents pay the price.
https://t.co/PX23idfd0T

[Senator Catherine S. Blakespear @SenBlakespear]

I applaud the hard work and thoughtfulness that went into this. There is much to learn from this report on what happens to taxpayers, workers, public health and communities when an oil refinery closes and how to plan for it. As Chair of EQ, I am mindful of the challenges we face as we move away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy future.

[APEN Action @APENaction]

The rich and powerful are trying to use this election to buy our democracy and turn back the clock on so much of what our communities have fought for.

Luckily, they don’t decide California’s future – we do 🔥

2024 APEN Action endorsements ➡️➡️ https://t.co/B730663ojx

[Clean and Healthy California @cleanhealthyCA]

BREAKING: We just won our David vs. Goliath battle. Big Oil officially withdrew their deceitful initiative!

Our law is safe and will finally take effect. WE JUST PROTECTED CALIFORNIA NEIGHBORHOODS FROM TOXIC OIL DRILLING!

https://t.co/Zf3fuNzmRP