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The San Rafael Rock Quarry: A Threat to Health and A Nuisance To Our Community Check Out Pictures from the October 8th Protest!
What You Can Do: Are Diesel Fumes And Dust Emissions From the Rock Quarry a Nuisance For You? Call The Bay Area Air Quality Management District And Complain! And visit the BAAQMD complaint page ! Contact Mayor Albert Boro: (415) 485-3074 Send Email to the Mayor’s aide: pat.roberts@ci.sanrafael.ca.us Call Marin County Environmental Health Services (415) 499-6292 Tell City and County officials to protect the community from the quarry’s operations by stopping off-site dust emissions and the overwhelming truck traffic. See Also: Read the Diesel Fact Sheet! And read the Biodiesel Fact Sheet! 12/13/02 Marin Independent Journal article on Rock Quarry campaign 10/16/02 Press Coverage: Rocky territory - Pressure mounts on San Rafael Rock Quarry, from the Pacific Sun 10/9/02 Press Coverage: Greenaction and Residents Protest San Rafael Rock Quarry's pollution, from the Marin Independent Journal Silicosis FYI Silicosis is an occupational lung disease characterized by inflammation and scarring of the lung tissue. The formation of scar tissue inhibits the flow of oxygen into the lungs and into the bloodstream. Scorecard.org rates Dutra Materials worst polluter in San Rafael Point San Pedro Road Coalition For more information, contact:
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Fact Sheet The San Rafael Rock Quarry, owned by Dutra Materials, is located at the north end of San Pedro Road. The quarry’s operations and massive truck traffic impact thousands of residents in the community. Despite years of complaints by residents, the quarry continues to be a bad neighbor and a threat to the health of the community. FACT Every day hundreds of diesel trucks travel San Pedro Road, past neighborhoods and schools, impacting residents and students with their noise, traffic and toxic emissions. FACT A new scientific study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency confirms that diesel emissions are likely to cause cancer and trigger asthma. FACT Dust plumes routinely leave the quarry site and settle over residential areas. FACT A State Department of Health Services study in January 2002 found quarry workers were being over-exposed to silica, which can cause lung cancer, chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis. Click below for a closeup view!
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