Statement from Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) on U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s Report on ExxonMobil Torrance Refinery’s 2015 Explosion in Torrance
Torrance, CA - “The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s (CSB) findings about the 2015 explosion at the Torrance Refinery are both troubling and serious. According to the report, the refinery failed to put into place adequate safety procedures, update its equipment and train workers adequately. But the agency, unfortunately, cannot enforce their recommendations.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi to participate in Japanese-American pilgrimage to Manzanar National Historic Site, site of American WWII concentration camp used to forcibly house Japanese-Americans from 1942-1945
Will present Resolution ACR 1, establishing 75th Anniversary of President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 as a Day of Remembrance in California
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s Assembly Bill (AB) 1646, which will require that a refinery’s risk management plan be available to the public and calls for the creation of a community alert plan, passes the Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committe
AB 1646 part of Assemblymember Muratsuchi’s “California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan,” which includes five Assembly bills to improve public safety at all California refineries
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) speaks at press conference announcing Toyota’s “Project Portal,” a hydrogen fuel cell system for trucks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that produces zero emissions
Hydrogen fuel cell system will help environment and families around the ports
Torrance, CA – Today, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) spoke at a press conference announcing Toyota’s “Project Portal,” a hydrogen fuel cell system for heavy-duty trucks at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The hydrogen fuel cell system will be a part of a feasibility study examining the potential of fuel cell technology in trucks, and will support the Ports’ Clean Air Action Plan.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) speaks at press conference announcing Toyota’s “Project Portal,” a hydrogen fuel cell system for trucks at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that produces zero emissions
Hydrogen fuel cell system will help environment and families around the ports
Torrance, CA – Today, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) spoke at a press conference announcing Toyota’s “Project Portal,” a hydrogen fuel cell system for heavy-duty trucks at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The hydrogen fuel cell system will be a part of a feasibility study examining the potential of fuel cell technology in trucks, and will support the Ports’ Clean Air Action Plan.
MURATSUCHI ADVANCES BILL ON CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SENIOR HEALTH CARE
SACRAMENTO — Assembly Bill 651, authored by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), passed the Assembly Health Committee on March 28 on a bipartisan vote of 11-1.
This bill strengthens the state attorney general’s oversight authority to preserve and promote culturally sensitive and language-appropriate health care for the state’s increasingly diverse seniors.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi’s Assembly Bill (AB) 1649 passes out of Assembly’s Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials (ESTM) Committee on a 6-0 vote
AB 1649 part of Assemblymember Muratsuchi’s “California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan,” which includes five Assembly bills to improve public safety at all California refineries
Muratsuchi Calls for Hydrofluoric Acid Ban at Refineries - The Rafu Shimpo
TORRANCE — Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) testified on Saturday at the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) hearing about his California Refinery Jobs and Safety Action Plan, which includes five Assembly bills that will improve public safety at all California refineries.
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi testifies at South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) hearing and announces California Refinery Jobs and Safety Legislative Bill Package
Muratsuchi’s five bills focus on phasing out use of Modified Hydrofluoric Acid (MHF), improving community alert systems, and requiring air quality monitors around refineries.