Bay Area for Clean Environment

MARCH 2, 2022: ANNUAL LEHIGH SOUTHWEST CEMENT PLANT & PERMANENTE QUARRY PUBLIC MEETING

County Supervisor Joe Simitian is holding a public meeting to provide an update on the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant & Permanente Quarry.

Please join us online where you'll hear from various oversight agencies and have an opportunity to ask questions about the quarry and cement plant located in the Cupertino foothills.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Register for the Online Event Here: https://sccgov-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7U6HCik-RtqK5cPmmF_lDQ

The Santa Clara County Medical Association recently stated their concerns around Lehigh’s health impacts in their detailed and researched letter to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors: “the proposed Reclamation Plan Amendment poses serious health and safety risks to the community due to the extra 666 daily truck trips required to place outside fill into the quarry pit. Such activity over 30 years will lead to excess deaths and disability due to cancer, lung and cardiovascular disease, as well as heightened risk from traffic accidents.”

Read the full letter from the Santa Clara County Medical Association on the BACE website:

www.bayareacleanenvironment.net

County planning pressed on Stevens Creek Quarry The vote came after an independent review by Harvey Rose Associates, at the request of Supervisor Joe Simitian, identified several deficiencies in the County Department of Planning and Development’s oversight of the quarry. The site is located in the unincorporated area just outside Los Altos an

***SIGN THE LETTER: https://tinyurl.com/BACELetter

Join Bay Area for Clean Environment (BACE) in urging that the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors:

(1) Transition Away from Burning of Coal and Petroleum-coke in Santa Clara County, and

(2) Deny the 2019 Permanente Quarry Amended Reclamation Plan.

Santa Clara County could greatly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources if coal and petroleum-coke burning industries transition by 2030 to technologies that do not emit greenhouse gases. The largest single source GHG polluter in Santa Clara County is Lehigh Southwest Cement Company (Lehigh), which uses petroleum-coke as a fuel source to manufacture cement, releasing nearly a million metric tons of GHG emissions per year based on its 2016 reported emissions.

***SIGN THE LETTER: https://tinyurl.com/BACELetter

SIGN THE LETTER: Bay Area for Clean Environment Letter to County Board of Supervisors Dear Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, As devastating wildfires have swept across California, fueled by climate-driven drought, extreme heat and high winds, the need for action on climate change has never been more urgent. In response to your declaration of a climate emergency1, Bay Area ...