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
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
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 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