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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Katharine Mieszkowski\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003ca title=\"CIR - main\" href=\"http://cironline.org/\">The Center for Investigative Reporting\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_19481\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/07/RS10794_3329-hpf.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19481\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/07/RS10794_3329-hpf.jpg\" alt=\"Crops being watered near Tule Lake in northern California. The Tulelake Irrigation District is one threatened with legal action by environmentalists. (Craig Miller/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crops being watered near Tulelake in northern California. 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I just don’t know how yet.’ \u003ccite>— Mark Mulkay, Western Canal Water Dist.\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Some districts say they’re already following the law while others say they’re getting there. Nine of the 22 districts targeted by the nonprofit have provided documentation to the group that they’re following the law and will not be sued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ted Trimble, general manager of the Western Canal Water District in Oroville, said his district is working on creating a regional plan with other water districts in the area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mark Mulkay, general manager of the Kern Delta Water District in Bakersfield, said his district has been measuring water deliveries and charging customers on that basis since the district was created in 1965. 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One condition would require stricter pollution emission standards, the second would require a more thorough upgrade of parts of the refinery that handle highly corrosive high-sulfur crude oil, and the third would require the company to participate in \"climate justice mitigation,\" reportedly including a clean-energy jobs program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Communities for a Better Environment, the group that put forward the conditions, said after Thursday night's vote that the Chevron EIR is still flawed. But in a statement, Greg Karras, senior scientist for the group, said: “Our vision is to build our long-term clean energy jobs future with the safest least emitting refinery that we can have while it’s still here. The victory tonight is a huge step towards reaching that goal.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Planning Commission also selected an alternative operating scenario listed in the environmental impact report that would limit the scope of the refinery upgrade and its future operations. 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Then it's expected to vote on whether to approve a \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/chevron/Final+EIR/Volume+3_Final+EIR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2,500-page environmental impact report\u003c/a> and grant a permit to allow the project to go ahead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 130 people signed up to speak at Wednesday night's meeting at the John F. Kennedy High School cafeteria — both supporters of the company's refinery plan and critics who say the plan doesn't adequately address pollution and public health issues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before last night's meeting, Chevron employees passed out hundreds of blue-and-white T-shirts that said, \"A modernized refinery. Another reason to be Richmond proud.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We think that the modernization project reflects a win-win-win,\" Chevron Richmond Refinery spokeswoman Nicole Barber said. \"A win for Chevron, a win for our workforce and win for the community.\" The company says the project will create 1,000 construction jobs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Barber said the plan includes $30 million to mitigate greenhouse gases in Richmond, which, along with cap and trade credits, would result in no net increase of greenhouse gases. And Richmond wouldn't see any increase in toxic air particles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But many Richmond residents say that doesn't go far enough and continue to push for changes in the project to restrict the amount of higher-sulfur crude oil the refinery will handle, and thus reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other harmful pollutants.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The baseline that they're using is already lethal to our community,\" said Andrés Soto, an organizer with Richmond Communities for a Better Environment. \"We want to see actual reductions over time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Richmond mayoral candidate Mike Parker told the Planning Commission that there is broad agreement that upgrades to the refinery should go forward. But Parker says there's room to improve Chevron's proposal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Richmond has dangerous air quality and high cancer rates and is designated as an impacted community,\" Parker said. \"This is a chance to do something about that. 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