Refinery communities urge caution as California Energy Commission lays out approach to refinery closures
SACRAMENTO — Environmental justice, climate and refinery community groups urged caution today as the California Energy Commission laid out their approach to stabilizing supply and preparing for transition amid refinery closures. “Big Oil is manipulating supply issues to shakedown taxpayers and maximize their profits,” said Darryl Molina Sarmiento, executive...
June 2025 Newsletter: World Ocean Month highlights
Welcome to Pacific Environment’s June newsletter — and happy World Ocean Month! This month, we are highlighting some of our work in California to reduce climate pollution, advance environmental justice and demonstrate the state’s leadership on clean energy initiatives both domestically and internationally. JUMP AHEAD
Refinery communities urge caution as California Energy Commission lays out approach to refinery closures
SACRAMENTO — Environmental justice, climate and refinery community groups urged caution today as the California Energy Commission laid out their approach to stabilizing supply and preparing for transition amid refinery closures. “Big Oil is manipulating supply issues to shakedown taxpayers and maximize their profits,” said Darryl Molina Sarmiento, executive...
Blame game won’t solve California’s climate and energy crisis
SACRAMENTO — On Friday, May 30, California Assemblymember Jasmeet Bains (D-Delano) publicly called for Liane Randolph, chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), to resign. Chair Randolph’s testimony before the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee was clear, nuanced and aligned with CARB’s long-standing mandate: to protect public health...
California can lead the world to reduce emissions from ocean cargo ships, lower climate impacts, and improve air quality around ports
Two reports co-released today by Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California Berkeley and Energy & Environmental Research Associates delve into policy changes and technology to decarbonize ocean going vessels. Non-profit Pacific Environment commissioned these reports. This set of reports seeks to inform stakeholders and policymakers on potential...
Making Reuse the Key Solution to the Climate Crisis
Plastic pollution threatens the ecological environment, human health, and is a key driver of climate change. Single-use plastic is a particularly problematic type of plastic. This is due to the rapid increase in single-use plastic production and disposal in recent years, and its high level of life-cycle carbon emissions....
