The proposed WesPac project would bring in 242,000 barrels of crude oil per day (88 million barrels annually) through a marine terminal, a large tank farm for storage and a network of pipelines reaching the major Bay Area refineries. Over the last few weeks the project added a massive rail terminal that would bring in more than 100 tanker cars each day, which could supply dirty crudes like tar sands to Bay Area refineries. The project would increase air and water pollution, as well as safety risks to the surrounding community.
Pittsburg is an environmental justice community, with many residents who are people of color and/or low-income who have been disproportionately impacted by industrial environmental pollution for decades. Pittsburg neighborhoods, churches, schools, and elder care facilities are extremely close to the proposed WesPac project and could be subject to many health and safety hazards from the project. We, concerned community members, believe the long-term health and safety risks outweigh the proposed benefits to the Pittsburg community and communities living close to the rail line and refineries. Pittsburg does not need another environmental injustice.
