Phasing Out Oil Refining in California: Implications for Health and Workers

California is a major oil refining state, mostly making fuels for our own use but also for export. California and local governments have policies requiring a transition away from fossil fuels in the electricity, transportation, and oil extraction sectors. But California has no requirements for phasing out oil refineries — the largest industrial fossil fuel polluters in the state. 

This webinar outlined how refineries operate and produce emissions and how they are regulated (or not regulated). We heard from fenceline communities about how living near refineries impacts their health as well as their visions for phasing out refining. We also heard from labor experts and state officials about planning a worker-friendly transition away from refineries toward clean energy.

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