After refinery explosions, California lawmakers move to preserve safety rules
California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other
California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires, explosions and other catastrophes despite industry opposition. The union-backed proposal, Senate Bill 966, would enshrine existing worker protections into state law as California regulators move to revise them in response to a legal settlement with the state’s […]
Original reporting: CalMatters.
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