In the letter, Perez questioned the company's transparency in providing emissions data to the public. KFOX14 spoke with Perez after the decision about why he believes the hearing is needed. When you have a refinery that's been in the community for over 100 years and there's never been a contested hearing where the public has the opportunity to, you know, get more information on critical data that's affecting community health, particularly in the surrounding areas, then, you know, I think a contested hearing is warranted. and I think the community deserves to know. And I do hope that at the end of the day, you know, I mean, it is a win, win for the community. (01:30–01:50)
CLAIM
Asserts that the community has never had the opportunity to get more information on critical data affecting health due to the lack of contested hearings.
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