Consider appeal of approved bioenergy facility that converts food waste into hydrogen fuel
In Plain English
The Planning Commission approved a permit for Raven Bioenergy to build a facility at the West Contra Costa landfill that turns food and green waste into hydrogen fuel. Environmental groups Communities for a Better Environment and Natural Resources Defense Council appealed this decision. The city council must decide whether to uphold the approval, send it back to planning commissioners, or deny the project entirely.
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Votes
To adopt a resolution approving the Raven Bioenergy Project with the changes to Conditions of Approval as represented in Exhibit C of the resolution and to allow the city attorney to make changes to the resolution based on the modified conditions
7 to 0
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