After years of asthma, sickness, and death for nearby residents, Los Angeles’ Phillips 66 refinery is on its way out. Now, frontline communities are counting on elected officials and responsible agencies to clean up refinery sites and ensure the safety, health, and wellbeing of nearby residents and workers.

A new report from environmental attorney Ann Alexander on behalf of Asian Pacific Environmental Network and Communities for a Better Environment, “Before the Last Drop: Lessons from the Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Closure,” is a first comprehensive assessment of existing state and local measures to safeguard communities and workers when refineries close.

More refineries will shutter in the years ahead as clean energy becomes cheaper and gasoline demand drops. “Before the Last Drop” explains what residents can expect when a closure happens, and what policymakers can do to prepare for future refinery closures.

Developed by environmental attorney and policy consultant Ann Alexander for Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) and Communities for a Better Environment (CBE).

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