by TEAM APEN | Jun 5, 2026 | Los Angeles, Media, Press Releases, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide
For Immediate Release June 5, 2026 Contact: Blake@sunstonestrategies.com, 310-894-6690 Phillips 66 Carson Refinery Site Remediation Estimated at Nearly $1 Billion New report reveals Carson community at risk of shouldering millions in cleanup costs...
by TEAM APEN | Dec 9, 2025 | Blog, Events, Issues, Location, Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
Download the report here After years of asthma, sickness, and death for nearby residents, Los Angeles’ Phillips 66 refinery is on its way out. Now, frontline communities are counting on elected officials and responsible agencies to clean up refinery sites and ensure...
by Ann Alexander | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog, Location, Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Statewide, Stories
BLOG: Refineries are closing and it’s time to prepare. By Ann Alexander, Author of “Before the Last Drop: Lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Closure” Sacramento has seen significant sturm and drang this year about the prospect...
by Jessica Aquino, APEN LA Member | Dec 16, 2024 | Los Angeles, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
We deserve gardens, not refineries When I think about what I love about my city, the first thing that comes to mind is my grandparents’ garden. Some of the fondest memories of my childhood were playing with the seeds and plants in my grandparents’ backyard in Carson,...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 17, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
Our 2024 Ballot Measure Endorsements This election, the stakes couldn’t be higher. While the presidential election is top of mind for many voters, in California working-class communities of color are leading bold campaigns for a better future – a future where all of...
by TEAM APEN | Sep 6, 2024 | Richmond, Standing Up to Big Polluters, Stories
“It was always our intention to set a precedent.” Richmond refinery communities made the front page of the internet this week with a Politico feature on our Polluters Pay campaign and the local organizing that made it possible. Read that article here....