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Air pollution, Air quality violations, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benzene emissions, Hazardous emissions, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Local Regulation, Valero Benicia Refinery

Valero Benicia Refinery ordered to stop 20 years of illegal toxic emissions, public gets detailed summary of emissions 2003-2021

Air District board approves abatement order for longstanding toxic releases at Valero Benicia refinery Vallejo Sun, By Scott Morris, Mar 15, 2022 BENICIA – A hearing board for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved an abatement order for the Valero Benicia Refinery on Tuesday to correct an issue where a hydrogen vent has … Continue reading Valero Benicia Refinery ordered to stop 20 years of illegal toxic emissions, public gets detailed summary of emissions 2003-2021 →

Air pollution, Air quality violations, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benicia City Council, Benzene emissions, Hazardous emissions, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Local Regulation, Valero Benicia Refinery

Dangerous Valero Emissions Went Unchecked For Years In Benicia

Benicia’s mayor and other city leaders said they were not informed of the problem until two months ago. Benicia Patch, March 4, 2022 BENICIA, CA — Representatives from Valero and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District appeared in front of the Benicia City Council Tuesday night after revelations were made known that the refinery … Continue reading Dangerous Valero Emissions Went Unchecked For Years In Benicia →

Air pollution, Air quality violations, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benzene, Keeping Watch on Earth News, KQED, Local Regulation, Toluene, Valero Benicia Refinery

‘First I Had Heard of It’: Valero’s Benicia Refinery Secretly Released Toxic Chemicals for Years

Air district holding a virtual public workshop on the Valero releases on Thursday (tonight – 3/24) KQED News, by Ted Goldberg, February 24, 2022 [BenIndy Editor: More at SAVE THESE DATES…  – R.S.] Officials in Benicia and Solano County want to know why Valero’s oil refinery there was able to release excessive levels of hazardous … Continue reading ‘First I Had Heard of It’: Valero’s Benicia Refinery Secretly Released Toxic Chemicals for Years →

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Benicia’s mayor calls out Valero’s big war chest ahead of election

The Vallejo Sun, By John Glidden, Feb 15, 2022 BENICIA – Mayor Steve Young says he’s displeased that Valero Benicia Refinery is poised once again to spend a large sum of money during the upcoming city council election. The refinery dumped $200,000 into its Working Families for a Strong Benicia PAC last December, giving the PAC more than … Continue reading Benicia’s mayor calls out Valero’s big war chest ahead of election →