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 Jonathan Garcia | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog, Los Angeles, Stories
From engaging in door knocking campaigns to speaking at city council meetings, APEN’s youth leadership in Carson plays an important role in our strategy to hold Phillip’s 66 accountable for remediation of their Carson refinery. Through our advocacy, we...
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 TEAM APEN | Oct 7, 2025 | Los Angeles, Media, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Contact: Isa Flores-Jones, ifloresjones@apenaction.org Blake Marquez, blake.marquez@sunstonestrategies.org El Segundo, CA – On Thursday, residents of the South Bay felt their homes rocked by an explosion of heat and flames from the El Segundo Chevron refinery....
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,...
