Julia May

Senior Scientist at Communities for a Better Environment

Julia May is a Senior Scientist at Communities for a Better Environment (CBE), providing engineering analysis and regulatory policy development on oil refineries and other industrial pollution sources. She is deeply involved in planning the transition away from dependence on oil refineries toward clean energy replacements to protect communities and the planet from climate and health destruction. For the last 35 years, she has provided technical support for CBE and other Environmental Justice organizations, demystifying refinery operations, their health-harming pollution, and seeking alternatives. She helped develop best-in-nation oil refinery regulations to prevent accidents and flaring and to minimize continuous emissions from refinery storage tanks, ships, boilers, heaters, and more.