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San Diego: City Ordinance Banning Fluoridation of Water Supply Preempted by Statute
State law precludes the City of San Diego from abiding by its ordinance barring the addition of fluoride to the public water supply, Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held yesterday, declining to repudiate a decision to that effect by another district. David Kennedy—a dentist who, departing from the view held by […]
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Torrance refinery owner increased lobbying significantly in face of potential ban of toxic chemical used at plant
This chart, using federal data, shows how quickly PBF Energy annual lobby budget has grown in recent years Source: The non-profit Center for Responsive Politics The owner of the Torrance refinery spent more than $600,000 on lobbying last year, more than three times as much as it spent in 2016, according to federal records compiled […]
United States, California Oil Refineries -
Teachers’ outcry halts fumigation of Watsonville elementary
Note from FAN: Sulfuryl Fluoride is a highly neurotoxic fumigant (see health effects). The molecular formula is: WATSONVILLE >> Plans to tent and fumigate termite-infested Ohlone Elementary were canceled Wednesday after dozens of teachers and staff signed a letter voicing concerns about students’ health. Sensitivity to pesticide exposure is high among Pajaro Valley residents who […]
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Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach support ban of hydrofluoric acid from Torrance refinery
On Tuesday night, the Manhattan Beach City Council, in a unanimous vote, joined Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, as well as the county Board of Supervisors, to approve signing onto a letter to the Southcoast Air Quality Management District opposing the use of MHF at the Torrance Refinery. All three beach cities want the hydrofluoric […]
United States, California Oil Refineries -
HF: Redondo Beach City Council votes to support ban on refinery chemical
Nearly 300 residents march inprotest to the PBF Energy refinery in Torrance on Saturdday, Feb 17, 2018. It has been three years since the refinery explosion rocked the neighborhod and now residents are calling for a ban on the use of hydrofluoric acid at the refinery. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributor) The Redondo Beach City […]
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Cymer Qualifies and Ships New Argon Fluoride Light Source
San Diego, California, February 20, 2018 – Cymer, an industry leader in developing lithography light sources used by chipmakers to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, today announced the first shipment of the newly qualified XLR 800ix light source that improves performance and productivity, as well as lowers cost-of-ownership for leading-edge argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lithography systems. […]
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Protesters call for ban of modified hydrofluoric acid at Torrance refinery
TORRANCE, Calif. (KABC) — Hundreds of protesters took part in a march to the Torrance Refinery on Saturday, calling for a ban on the facility’s use of modified hydrofluoric acid, or MHF. Activists said three years ago, an explosion at the refinery nearly caused a catastrophic release of the highly-toxic chemical. “By the grace of […]
United States, California Oil Refineries -
Protesters rally to mark third anniversary of explosion at Torrance refinery
A coalition of sign-wielding environmental activists on Saturday marked the third anniversary of the Feb. 18, 2015, explosion at the Torrance refinery that federal officials said nearly caused a catastrophic release of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid that could have killed and injured thousands. Led by grass-roots group the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance, hundreds of protesters […]
United States, California Oil Refineries -
Free speech is free after all for refinery protesters in Torrance
The city of Torrance has backed off from requiring the organizers of a Saturday rally at Columbia Park to pay a $1-per-person fee for the privilege, blaming a “miscommunication” for a mix-up that local activists initially said undermined their right to free speech. The fee actually is one that, since the mid-1990s, has applied to […]
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“California Clean Environment” Initiative would ban fluoridation
Activists in California can now move forward collecting signatures for an expansive ballot initiative that encompasses a world of non-evidence-based and fringe notions, according to California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. The initiative would eliminate vaccination requirements for schools and daycares, banish genetically modified organisms, and prohibit basic water treatments with fluoride and chlorine. The […]
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