RSG Speaking at 2023 California Land Recycling Conference

Landscape graphic of city skyline and oil fields

September 13, 2023

Join RSG at the 2023 California Land Recycling Conference: People, Partnerships, Progress from September 26–28 in Carson, CA at the Carson Event Center. The Conference is hosted by the U.S. EPA Region 9, CA Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (“DTSC”) Office of Brownfields, and the Center for Creative Land Recycling (“CCLR”) and will showcase neighborhood-level solutions to climate change, environmental injustice and equity, and the housing crisis through the reuse of abandoned or forgotten sites (brownfields).

Don’t miss RSG Director Dena Fuentes speaking at the free post-conference event: The Bold Rush – Just Transition Reuse of Former Oil Fields! If you will be attending the conference, Dena as well as RSG team member Monroe Roush would love to connect and share how RSG can support your community in these endeavors. We hope to see you there!

For more details about the post-conference event, please continue reading below.


Post-Conference Event Title

The Bold Rush – Just Transition Reuse of Former Oil Fields

When

Thursday, September 28 at 1:30pm / 2-Hour Session

Description

California wants to transition former oil fields into living-wage jobs, open space, commercial, and even housing opportunities. While a few pieces are falling into place, there are huge funding and responsibility uncertainties. Join the discussion to explore the many questions and proposed solutions our community has to offer.

Presenters

Dena Fuentes, Director, RSG, Inc.

Bahram Fazeli, Director of Research & Policy, Communities for a Better Environment

Ignacio Dayrit, Lead Program Consultant, Center for Creative Land Recycling

Janice Zinky, Supervising Engineering Geologist, Division of Water Quality at the State Water Resources Control Board

Earl James, Principal Geologist, EKI Environment & Water

Erica Blyther, Petroleum Administrator, Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration, City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works

Norman Rogers, Second Vice President, United Steel Workers