AQMD Committee votes to allow Toxic HF to stay in two local Refineries.

  • Posted on 5 July 2019
  • By Al Sattler, Steve Dillow, and Steve Goldsmith
 
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. This is totally unacceptable. There is no other place in the United States where refineries use deadly HF in such a densely populated urban area.  
 

Report Calls for a Smart and Sustainable Water Portfolio in California

  • Posted on 25 June 2019
  • By Water Committee

SACRAMENTO–Sierra Club California released a report today that outlines smart tactics for establishing a resilient water system in California without reliance on Delta tunnels.

The paper, researched and written by a team of volunteer leaders in Sierra Club who have expertise in water policy, identifies a combination of increased agricultural and urban conservation, groundwater storage and management, water reuse, and stormwater capture as keys to developing greater regional resilience.

Did You Know that Graywater is Legal in the State of CA?

  • Posted on 21 June 2019
  • By Charles Alex Malotte

What is graywater? 

 
Graywater (also spelled “greywater” or “gray water”) is water from showers, tubs, bathroom sinks, and clothes washers. Graywater does not include sewage.  
 
Graywater is an ideal resource for reuse:

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