National City Council Rejects Biofuels Project

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A crowd of residents and environmental activists erupted in cheers Tuesday evening at National City Hall when City Councilmembers voted unanimously to reject a controversial biofuels rail depot on the city’s industrial west side.  Residents were jubilant as city leaders declared it was time to turn the page on National City’s generations-long legacy as a home to polluting industries.  But as councilmembers now turn their attention to charting a …

National City Council unanimously rejects biofuel transfer facility

The National City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to deny a proposed biofuel transfer facility, rejecting a project that would have brought an estimated 26,000 additional diesel truck trips annually to one of the state’s most polluted communities. The decision came after more than four hours of public testimony and council deliberation on USD Clean Fuels’ appeal of a Planning Commission denial. The company had proposed converting a 7.5-acre BN…

National City Council rejects biofuels project

USD Clean Fuels proposed planting trees and distributing air filters to residents near the project site to help offset pollution impacts. This content National City Council rejects biofuels project in pollution burdened neighborhood appeared first on inewsource.