Save the Date – June 10th 2026
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Citizens for a Better Environment (CBE) and the Philadelphia Clean Air Council (CBE), have filed a federal lawsuit against the EPA seeking a nationwide phaseout of Hydrogen Fluoride (HF/MHF) in the massive amounts used in refineries. It is a highly dangerous chemical still used at the Torrance refinery. This is the best chance to force conversion to a vastly safer process.
On June 10, there will be a federal court hearing at the First Street Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles. The hearing will address whether community members living within the refinery danger zone have standing in the case.
We want to fill the courtroom and show with our presence that the South Bay community continues to demand a safer alternative.
This event is being organized with community partners including Indivisible activists, Sierra Club and other environmental advocates.
Supporting Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ bill
Congresswoman Waters has committed to drafting a bill to require refineries to convert from HF & MHF to a safer alternative. We will share a petition and further support efforts soon!
Federal Outreach
Motivated by TRAA friend and former Managing Director of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board Daniel Horowitz’ New York Times Opinion Piece This Chemical Kills. Why Aren’t Regulators Banning It?, TRAA has stepped onto the national scene in support of President Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science To Tackle the Climate Crisis. In its first foray, TRAA coordinated spoken and written comments on the dangers of HF for EPA’s virtual public listening sessions on an enlightened Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule and submitted a proposed amendment to the RMP Rule that would compel refineries to convert from HF to a vastly safer alternative.
Torrance Refinery Action Alliance 