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AMPORTS, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Port of Benicia, San Francisco Baykeeper, Toxic pollutants, Valero Benicia Refinery

Baykeeper features Benicia activists Andrés Soto and Kathy Kerridge: The struggle for clean air and water in Benicia

Environmental watchdog group Baykeeper filed a lawsuit in federal court against Amports, which owns the Port of Benicia, and Valero for allegedly mishandling petroleum coke, a refinery product that can damage the heart and lungs. Peninsula|Press, a project of Stanford Journalism, by Elissa Miolene, May 16, 2022 From a cliff overlooking the Port of Benicia, … Continue reading Baykeeper features Benicia activists Andrés Soto and Kathy Kerridge: The struggle for clean air and water in Benicia →

Benicia Standing Strong, Local vigilance, Reproductive rights, Take Action, Women, Women's equality

Benicia Rally in support of Roe v. Wade – photos, video

Benicia residents gather in large numbers, hear powerful speeches, lift great signs, march to Benicia State Capitol Benicia Independent, by Roger Straw, May 15, 2022 When we heard about the Supreme Court’s draft opinion that would gut women’s right to choose, we knew that a fierce opposition would erupt all over the nation. Few dared … Continue reading Benicia Rally in support of Roe v. Wade – photos, video →

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

Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next?

San Francisco Chronicle, by Julie Johnson, March 25, 2022 Benicia resident Andrés Soto can’t see Valero Energy Corp.’s oil refinery from his home in the old part of town near the waterfront. But the company’s fingerprints are all over the city, from its name on Little League baseball outfield signs to its logo on charitable … Continue reading Bay Area air regulators didn’t tell public about illegal emissions for three years. Can residents trust what comes next? →

Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Benicia CA, Benicia Mayor Steve Young, Elizabeth Patterson

Benicia FINALLY gets a seat on the Air District Board

By Roger Straw, March 22, 2022 Benicia Mayor Steve Young chosen to sit on Bay Area Air District Board of Directors Benicia Mayor Steve Young has been appointed as a member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Board of Directors. The appointment was made by the seven Mayors in Solano County. The … Continue reading Benicia FINALLY gets a seat on the Air District Board →