The Path to a Just Transition for Benicia’s Refinery Workers
Refinery workers. Photo courtesy BlueGreen Alliance Foundation
Publication: KneeDeep Times
Date: Jun 12, 2025
Next year, one of the three remaining oil refineries in the Bay Area will shut its doors permanently, leaving more than 400 employees out of work. And while California plans to close all its oil refineries in order to cut its emissions and ultimately prevent the worst-case climate change scenario, state and local governments have a long way to go before they can usher in a just transition for those workers.
