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…can be found here.
For related info, visit Berkeley Citizen (Per the California Air Resources Board 2005 data for industrial facilities in zip 94710 (west Berkeley), Pacific Steel is a chart topper)
For even MORE links to recent media, visit Berkeley Citizen.
In response to the cleaning method of a chemical filled drum used in the manufacturing process, workers walked out and were then were locked out by the store’s proprietors.
Read more in the 08.14.07 Daily Planet Article.
Read some of the specifics in today’s Daily Planet.
“Tonight’s series of meetings begins at 5 p.m. with a workshop to discuss the 2008-2009 citywide work plan. At 6:30 p.m. the Redevelopment Agency will meet to look at adding $400,000 to the Oxford Plaza Apartment project.
The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. All meetings are at Old City Hall, 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way and available via Cable TV Channel 33, KPFB-FM 89.3 and via the internet.” -03.13.07 Berkeley Daily Planet
Related article in today’s Daily Californian.
Read the latest on the report and potential next steps in the 03.06.07 Berkeley Daily Planet.
Better late then never. You can read the 107 page document in its entirety on Linda Maio’s City of Berkeley Page.
Jan. 30, 2007 Agreement between Communities for a Better Environment and Pacific Steel.
Visit Linda Maio’s Pacific Steel Page (scroll down) for more official correspondence, permit info etc..
A week from today….
Feb. 7, 2007, 7pm at 1900 Sixth St. (The West Berkeley Senior Center)
View a recent article on the topic in the 01.19.07 East Bay Business Times.
* Also, word has it that Communities for a Better Environment and Pacific Steel have reached an “agreement.” I’m not clear on what this means…but there should be some news articles surfacing on the subject soon. (click here for related past posts)
The new bus yard slated for 1325 Sixth Street is up for ZAB review this Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 at 7pm (well, not exactly 7, it depends how the schedule is ordered). A mitigated negative declaration is in the works. Contact Chris Wolf, the planner in charge of the project, for more info: CWolf@ci.berkeley.ca.us
While diesel trucks that transport goods from here to there are an itegral part of our economy, they do wonders for lowering the air quality in neighborhoods adjacent to their truck routes. West Berkeley is certainly prone to more diesel particulates than other parts of Berkeley. Hence, higher asthma rates. Read about how diesel fumes are affecting communities around the east bay in the 11.17.06 Daily Planet. If you interested in more stats, check out the 2004 study by Oakland/Berkeley Asthma Coalition. Or for more general info, visit the east bay chapter of the American Lung Association.
Doug Fielding doesn’t want the soccer field’s proximity to the plant to be used against Pac Steel. Read his Nov. 17 , 2006 letter here.
Read more about it in the 11.01.06 Oakland Tribune.
*And here’s a reminder: the anti-pollution/PSC protest is Nov. 11 @ 11am. Meet at 9th and Gilman.
David Landon’s letter to the editor ran in the 10.27.06 Berkeley Daily Planet.
Read the West Berkeley Alliance’s press release here, or more specifics on their test results here.
A date has been set for the anti-pollution protest against Pacific Steel Casting: Saturday November 11, 2006, 11am. Meet at 9th and Gilman. There will be a march and rally, sponsored by West Berkeley Alliance, Green Action, the Ecology Center, and the PSC Protest Committee. Stay tuned for more info.
On a related note, there will be a presentation by environmental justice activist Lois Gibbs at the West Berkeley Senior Center (1900 Sixth St) on Oct. 19 @ 7:30 pm. Click here for more info.
No date has been set, but there will be a neighborhood meeting about it this Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Cedar Rose Park at 6:30 pm. Other neighborhood issues will be discussed as well. For more specific info about the meeting contact Willi Paul of the Clean Air Coalition at willi@willipaul.com or Steve Ingraham of the West Berkeley Alliance at steve-chona@sbcglobal.net.
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Communities for a Better Environment’s request for an injunction against PSC was not granted. A trial date for CBE and PSC has not yet been set. Read about it in the Planet or the Daily Californian.
Andrew Galpern responds to the Sept. 12 article in the Planet about Pacific Steel’s emissions report with some comments, questions, and concerns.
…At least most of the emissions reports. Per BAAQMD, June and July are still missing. Read more about this development in today’s Daily Planet. Read past posts on this topic here.
But not until the first week of September. The announcement comes from Elizabeth Jewel, of Aroner, Jewel & Ellis Partners, Pacific Steel’s PR representative. In the meantime, PSC is being sued by the BAAQMD for violating the 2005 Settlement Agreement. Read about it in today’s Daily Planet. See also the BAAQMD press release from Aug. 14.
Requested emissions reports have still not been released, until they are, the BAAQMD intends to fine Pacific Steel $10,000 for every day they are overdue. Read more about it in the Planet. The other two lawsuits to date are being brought by Neighborhood Solutions and Communities for a Better Environment. Read more about them here.
*There is a protest against Pacific Steel organized by neighborhood groups, scheduled for Sept. 16. More info will be posted on this as it becomes available.
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