From the Ground Up: Oil and Environmental Justice in Richmond: A Talk with Adrienne Bloch, Communities for a Better Environment

Lecture | November 2 | 12:45-1:45 p.m. | Boalt Hall, School of Law, Room 105

Sponsor: Center for Law, Energy & the Environment

Co-sponsored by the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE), the Henderson Center for Social Justice and Students for Environmental and Economic Justice (SEEJ), this talk will discuss the recent lawsuit by environmental justice advocates against the Chevron refinery in Richmond.

In 2007, the City of Richmond, California issued a permit to Chevron to significantly expand its Richmond refinery, allowing it to process low-quality crude (including tar sands) and export hydrogen to four Bay Area oil refineries. The refinery is located in a primarily low-income and racially segregated neighborhood. Among other things, the project was expected to increase the release of mercury, selenium, sulfur flare gas, and greenhouse gases.


Adrienne Bloch is the lead Staff Attorney at Communities for a Better Environment (CBE). Nile Malloy is their Northern California Program Director. CBE is a social justice organization that combines grassroots organizing, environmental research and legal advocacy to empower under-served urban communities. Ms. Bloch and Mr. Malloy will discuss the grassroots campaign and legal advocacy against the project.

Target audience: All Audiences

Open to audience: All Audiences

Event Contact: cvancamp@law.berkeley.edu, 510-642-6774