California's refinery shutdowns: economic and environmental implications
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California's ambitious environmental goals conflict with its continued reliance on oil and gas, leading to refinery closures, increased imports, higher gas prices, and security risks, while policies may disproportionately burden the working class and outsource emissions abroad. The state needs a balanced, transparent approach to its energy transition that considers economic and social realities.
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- In its rush to shutter oil and gas refineries, California risks abandoning workers and local communities San Francisco Chronicle
- Opinion | Fake Refinery Reform in California WSJ
- Letters to the Editor: A possible 'win-win situation' that could come out of refinery shutdowns Yahoo
- Tom Elias: Why profitable refineries are shutting down The Davis Enterprise
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