Inside: Benicia Refinery Closure & Fines Updates, Protect Brentwood from Drilling; Help Protect Clean Air in the Bay Area; Walnut Creek Banning Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers, and California Cliamte Policy Summit 2026.
Tell Contra Costa County: Protect Brentwood from Drilling and close County General Plan loopholes. Here’s why.
Benicia’s city leaders and residents are concerned about the Valero refinery’s closure, slated for April 2026, but city officials are optimistic about accessing $40 million from recent air quality fines to address the budget shortfall.
Inside: Gratitude for our community, volunteer spotlight—Lou Flores—Climate Superfund Update, and our 2025 core focus: Building Electrification
An email, a meeting, and a word sparked 350 CCA volunteer Lou Flores to take action for local climate change. “What’s really neat about this work,” he says, “is that you connect with people, and it leads to another, and then another. … If you have a little time, give a little. If you have more, give more. You start out slow; every little bit counts.”
Inside: In memory of Jane Goodall, Contra Costa County air quality, protecting clean air standards for all our communities, East Contra Costa Healthy Homes Project, a mixed bag for climate action in Sacramento.
350 Contra Costa is helping Pittsburg and Antioch families create healthier, all-electric homes through the East Contra Costa Healthy Homes Project. This effort improves air quality, saves energy, and opens doors to good local clean-energy jobs—building a stronger, more equitable East Bay.
Two critical climate and public health bills regarding virtual power plants and microplastics are on Governor Newsom’s desk. Immediate action is required. Tell him to sign these vital measures into law today Overview of the Bills AB 823 – Microplastics
Inside: Local activists oppose the Montezuma pipeline, BAAQMD settles with Tesoro Refining on Martinez air monitoring, and there’s still time to benefit from heat pump incentives before they end in 2025.
Everything we burn, we breathe: Clean Air Week 2025 invites you to explore solutions for eliminating fossil gas pollution from our homes. Join us for informative webinars on air quality, electrification, and the launch of the Natural Gas Quitline. Everyone’s voice matters in creating a cleaner, healthier future—let’s breathe easier together!
