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  • Director, Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN)

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    Vintage Petroleum to Pay $60,000

    Last week the Regional Water Quality Control Board announced that Vintage Petroleum would be fined $60,000 for discharging fracking fluid into an unlined dirt sump in Shafter, CA last October.  This violation was filmed by local activist, Tom Frantz, who actively advocated for an investigation from the RWQCB.  Tom submitted this report to our KEEN network…

  • Director, Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN)

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    HECA Hearing Update!!

    –September 18, 2013 On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 the California Energy Commission (CEC) hosted the first out of three days of workshops and public hearings in regards to the Hydrogen Energy California (HECA) plant proposed for an area outside of Tupman and Buttonwillow.  The HECA project is a test project pushed by the CEC and the…

  • Comprehensive Discussions on Fracking

    Director, Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN)

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    Comprehensive Discussions on Fracking

    –July 15, 2013 As part of the kickoff event for Fresnans Against Fracking, last Saturday, July 15,2013 speakers, activists, and community members gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno to foster a comprehensive discussion around the issue of fracking.  Fracking or hydraulic fracturing is the process of injecting high pressure water and chemicals into…