Long Beach has signed off on a plan to squeeze two more crude-oil storage tanks into the Ribost (World Oil) terminal at the Port of Long Beach, bumping the site from seven tanks to nine and pushing on-site capacity past 23 million gallons. The city finalized the approval in November 2024, and the backlash was immediate, with environmental-justice advocates and nearby residents warning the expansion will pile new pollution and safety risks onto communities that already feel overburdened. Community groups have filed legal challenges and, according to advocates, plan to take their fight to court on March 9, 2026.
What the project would do
The Ribost Terminal proposal calls for two new internal-floating-roof tanks, each rated at 25,000 barrels, to be…..