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Millions living in the vicinity of two South Bay refineries are at risk from massive amounts of highly toxic hydrogen fluoride.
Read MoreMitigation measures won’t stop deadly HF, says Chemical Safety Board
The SCAQMD failed the community too, but there’s still hope By Steve Dillow, Conservation Co-Chair Following the June explosion at a Philadelphia refinery, which caused it to permanently close, our local refinery spokesman bragged that it proved that their mitigation…
Read MoreAQMD Bows to Industry, Says No HF Ban
On June 22, the AQMD Refinery Committee voted 3-2 to allow tons of toxic volatile hydrogen fluoride (HF) to remain at two local refineries, Torrance PBF and Wilmington Valero. The refineries will add more water sprays, pumps, sensors, and video…
Read MoreDeadly MHF: David v. Goliath
By Steve Goldsmith, TRAA The campaign to remove Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) from two South Bay refineries took a new turn at the Feb. 1 Southern Calif. Air Quality Management (SCAQMD) Board meeting. Been following this David-and-Goliath baLle? Then you…
Read MoreJoin Us to Halt the Toxic Threat
By Al Sattler, Group Chair A crucial meeting of the AQMD Board will be held Friday morning Feb. 1 in Diamond Bar. We need as many people as possible to attend this meeting to tell the board that we want…
Read MoreAQMD Committee Says, “Ban MHF” — Maybe
By Steve Dillow, Conservation Co-Chair In the Southern California Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Refinery Committee meeting on Sept. 22, several experts supported the view that “modified” hydrofluoric acid (MHF) is no safer than unaltered HF, and that the mitigation…
Read MoreHelp Safeguard our Neighborhoods from Deadly Hydrofluoric Acid!
AQMD Refinery Committee meeting 9 a.m., Sat., Sept. 22, Wilmington Middle School,1700 Gulf Ave, Wilmington. There will be a special meeting of the AQMD Refinery Committee Sept. 22, to develop a regulation that we hope will phase out use of…
Read MoreSierra Club Joins Protests Against Deadly MHF at Hearing and March
By Melanie Cohen, Conservation Co-Chair (Photo: Linda Teach) SCAQMD Hearing On January 20, 2018, more than 500 local residents and refinery workers overflowed the Torrance Holiday Inn conference room to testify before the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)…
Read MoreRefineries Put South Bay at Risk
Learn What You Can Do on July 26 By Steve Dillow, Conservation Co-Chair Accidents and explosions continue to plague the Torrance Refinery. Because that refinery and the Valero facility in Wilmington use the highly toxic and volatile chemical MHF, a…
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