Bill Allayaud has led EWG’s government affairs efforts in California since 2009. He joined EWG after a career of more than 30 years in environmental protection, including 20 years working for the California Coastal Commission as a planner and legislative liaison, serving as an urban planner with two cities, leading Sierra Club California for eight years and working as an analyst in the California State Assembly.
We waited years for this report and the main conclusion was ‘we need more study.’
That is the best and most responsible course to take right now as the oil companies continue to manipulate the price at the pump.
We applaud the state for finally moving forward with regulation of chromium-6 in water, but this MCL is still not sufficiently protective of Californians’ health,” Bill Allayaud, the EWG’s California director of government affairs, said in a statement. “We urge the state to do better and take immediate steps to adopt a level that more closely reflects the state’s public health goal.
It’s been a decade and none of these problems should exist.
This proposal will make it much harder for the state’s big oil refiners to rip off hardworking California families.
The release of toxic emissions, air pollutants, and the contamination of groundwater have been linked to a range of health conditions, including respiratory ailments like asthma, neurological disorders, and increased risk of cancer.
