On October 12, 2023, the Contra Costa County Superior Court upheld the August 2023 ruling that Rodeo Renewables refinery in Rodeo, California, violated the Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) had sued the refiner in June 2022, alleging the county’s Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project was deficient.
The ruling found the EIR failed to adequately analyze the project’s impacts on Air quality and public health. The judge ordered the county to set aside its approval of the refinery and redo the EIR.
Shana Lazerow, legal director of Communities for a Better Environment proclaimed, “This is a huge victory for nearby residents who’ve raised serious concerns about pollution that will come from this giant refinery. Allowing this project to operate before the environmental review process is complete would’ve rigged the whole decision in favor of the refinery operator.”
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