Tag: Valero

tar sands, Port of Los Angeles, AQMD
Tar Sands

Valero Moves to Ship Tar Sands By Rail into LA Harbor

Valero Energy seeks permits for large-scale shipments of low-quality tar sands oil via rail into their Port of Los Angeles refinery, without any public comment or environmental review. As part of a larger move to transport climate-disrupting unconventional crude to ports for refining and export to the world, it presents dangers given recent rail accidents, the corrosive nature of tar sands bitumen, and the significant pollution that surrounding communities already live with.