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A train transports oil across California's Central Valley, headed towards the Bakersfield Crude Terminal in Kern County. (Elizabeth Forsyth / Earthjustice)
Article July 26, 2017

California County Agency Caught Colluding with Polluters

Court denies permit for crude-by-rail terminal sewer system in Bakersfield, Calif., after rejecting air control board's funny math.
document June 23, 2017

Bakersfield Crude Terminal Decision 06/23/17

Plaintiffs challenge San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District's (AirDistrict) 2014 approval of permits authorizing the construction of an oily water sewer system (sewer system) for a rail-to-pipeline transfer terminal…
An oil train moves through California's Central Valley. In 2009, 10,000 tank cars transported crude oil in the entire United States. This one terminal alone proposed bringing in 73,000 cars a year. (Elizabeth Forsyth / Earthjustice)
Press Release: Victory June 23, 2017

California Court Overturns Permit Approval For Bakersfield Oil Train Terminal

San Joaquin Air Pollution Control District approved most permits in secret, with no real scrutiny of environmental risks
document May 4, 2015

Notice of Violation: EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Terminal for Clean Air Act Violations

Federal agency says California crude-by-rail terminal is major air pollution source, permit is invalid without significant environmental review
An oil refinery looms over the west side of Port Arthur, TX. (Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
Press Release May 4, 2015

EPA Cites Bakersfield Oil Terminal for Clean Air Act Violations

Federal agency says California crude-by-rail terminal is major air pollution source, permit is invalid without significant environmental review
An oil train in California's Central Valley. Much of the oil shipped by these trains is either extremely toxic and heavy Canadian tar sands oil or the Bakken crude responsible for major explosions and fires in derailments across the continent. (Elizabeth Forsyth / Earthjustice)
case January 29, 2015

Stopping Dangerous Oil Trains at Bakersfield Crude Terminal

document January 29, 2015

Complaint: Groups Sue to Stop Daily 100-Car Train Deliveries of Toxic Crude Oil to Bakersfield Terminal

Coalition sues over illegal permitting of major crude-by-rail project in Central Valley
An oil train moves through California's Central Valley. The newly opened Bakersfield Crude Terminal has the capacity to receive two 100-car unit trains a day. (Download image for media use)(Elizabeth Forsyth / Earthjustice)
Press Release January 29, 2015

Groups Sue to Stop Daily 100-Car Train Deliveries of Toxic Crude Oil to Bakersfield Terminal

Coalition sues over illegal permitting of major crude-by-rail project in Central Valley
document January 27, 2015

Email Exchange: Groups Sue to Stop Daily 100-Car Train Deliveries of Toxic Crude Oil to Bakersfield Terminal

Coalition sues over illegal permitting of major crude-by-rail project in Central Valley