CFASE White Papers-Fact Sheets Information

Environmental Justice Energy Issues

I. Controversial Energy Sources

      1. Power Plant Facilities

      2. Power Plant Fuels

      3. Oil Refineries

      4. Fuel Storage Tank Facilities

      5. LNG Facilities Port & Non-Port

      6. Port Bulk Loading Terminals

II. EJ Energy Issues

1. 1. Environmental Impacts

1. a. Air Quality Impacts
2. b. Water Quality Impacts
3. c. Land Quality Impacts
4. d. Land Zoning & Siting
5. e. Agricultural Impacts
6. f. Traffic Congestion (trucks, trains, vehicles)
7. g. Delivery & Distribution (ships, barges, trains, trucks, intermodal facilities, pipelines)
8. h. Public Transportation Infrastructure
9. i. Storage Tanks
10. j. Equipment (yard hustlers, forklifts, generators, oil wells, pumping stations)

2. 2. Public Health Impacts

1. a. Short Term Health & Disability Impacts From Exposure
2. b. Long Term Health & Disability Impacts From Exposure

3. 3. Public Safety Impacts

1. a. Fire
2. b. Explosion
3. c. Sub-Freezing Temperature Exposure
4. d. VOC’s ( Volatile Organic Compounds) Exposure
5. e. Toxic Chemical Exposure
6. f. Domino Cascading Impacts Potential From Nearby Hazardous Sources
7. g. Natural Disasters
8. h. Terrorist Attacks
9. i. Ship Act of Piracy
10. j. Human Error & Substance Abuse

4. 4. Community Negative Economic Impacts

1. a. Public subsidized cost of Environmental, Public Health, Public Safety Impacts
2. b. Public subsidized cost of construction, tax incentives, bonds
3. c. Loss of alternative business & manufacturing industries

III. Permitting Process

1. 1. CEQA
2. 2. NEPA
3. 3. FERC
4. 4. US Army Corps of Engineers
5. 5. US Coast Guard
6. 6. Port – Board of Harbor Commissioners
7. 7. City - Council, Planning, Environment Departments/Commissions
8. 8. AQMD & Board

IV. EJ Advocacy Activities

1. 1. Trust No Governmental Agency
2. 2. Trust No City Mayor, Council Member, Staff, Elected Official or Commissioner
3. 3. Be Listed on all Government Agency Public Notification Lists & Check Websites
4. 4. Public Hearing Dates & Public Comment Deadlines
5. 5. CEQA, NEPA etc. Legal Resources Library
6. 6. CEQA, NEPA etc. Training Classes, Seminars, Workshops
7. 7. CEQA, NEPA, FERC etc. Lawsuit & Statute of Limitations Deadlines
8. 8. Project Proposal Documentation Deficiencies Research & Documentation
9. 9. Research Technical Experts
10. 10. Preparation of Public Comment, Testimony, Declaration etc. Documentation
11. 11. Company Dirt Research
12. 12. Governmental Agency Dirt Research
13. 13. EJ Campaign Plan Development - Letters, Petitions, Post Cards, Flyers etc.
14. 14. Knowledge & Networking with Non-Profit Environmental Legal Organizations
15. 15. Knowledge & Networking with Environmental & Public Advocacy Organizations
16. 16. Elected Official & Public Education
17. 17. Elected Official & Governmental Agency Support Recruitment
18. 18. Alliance Coalition Building
19. 19. Media Campaign Development – Newspaper, Magazine, TV, Cable, Radio
20. 20. Organization Member Assigned Responsibilities
21. 21. Organization Fund Raising & Foundation Small Grant Opportunities