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FIRST-IN-THE-NATION MATTRESS RECYCLING BILL PASSES SENATE COMMITTEE
April 17, 2013

Sacramento – A bill by Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) to create the nation’s first recovery and recycling program for used and unwanted mattresses passed the Senate Environmental Quality Committee unanimously on a vote of 6-0. 

EAST BAY LEGISLATORS WILL HOLD PUBLIC MEETING TO ASK: “HOW CAN WE PREVENT ANOTHER CHEVRON RICHMOND REFINERY FIRE?”
April 05, 2013

Sacramento – At a public meeting on Friday, April 5, Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley), Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) will ask local, state and federal agencies what needs to be done to prevent a repetition of the Chevron Richmond Refinery fire of August 2012.

CA LEGISLATORS CALL ON PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT TO APRROVE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE
March 18, 2013

 

Sacramento – In a letter sent today to President Barack Obama, 27 members of the California Legislature called on the President not to authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline Extension, warning that it would pose “serious risks of oil spills and a resulting environmental disaster.”

 

NEW SENATE BILL TAKES AIM AT BIG AIR POLLUTERS LIKE CHEVRON RICHMOND REFINERY & ASSEMBLY BILL ADDRESSES UNSAFE WORKPLACE CONDITIONS
February 25, 2013

Sacramento – East Bay lawmakers Senator Loni Hancock and Assemblymember Nancy Skinner announced two bills crafted to ensure accountability and the public's safety in the aftermath of the devastating Chevron refinery fire in Richmond last year. 

NEW BILL WILL STOP ILLEGAL DUMPING OF MATTRESSES
February 14, 2013

Sacramento – Senator Loni Hancock (D-Berkeley) announced today that she has introduced a bill to create a recovery and recycling program for used and unwanted mattresses.