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Air Monitoring, Air Quality, Particulate pollution, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Valero Benicia Refinery

KQED: Valero’s pollution monitoring data: “Questionable until further notice”

Repost from KQED The California Report [Editor: UPDATE AS OF APRIL 12, 2019: According to sources, the refinery’s partial shutdown will continue for maybe another month. Valero reports that they will not be back online until sometime between early and mid May.  – R.S.] Valero’s March Pollution Release Exposes Weaknesses in Benicia’s Air Monitoring System … Continue reading KQED: Valero’s pollution monitoring data: “Questionable until further notice” →

Air pollution, Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), Keeping Watch on Earth News, Solano County Department of Resource Management, Valero Benicia Refinery

KQED: Details on probe of Valero pollution releases – violations now up to 12

Repost from KQED News Two Parts of Valero’s Benicia Refinery Under Scrutiny in Probe of Pollution Releases By Ted Goldberg, Mar 29, 2019 Two key components at the Valero refinery in Benicia experienced problems earlier this month, leading to weeks of releases of petroleum coke dust that intensified on Sunday, culminating in the shutdown of … Continue reading KQED: Details on probe of Valero pollution releases – violations now up to 12 →

California refineries, Chevron Refinery, Gasoline prices, Keeping Watch on Earth News, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Phillips 66, Refinery shutdowns, Valero Benicia Refinery

California Gas Prices Expected to Spike in Wake of Shutdown at Valero’s Benicia Refinery

Repost from KQED California Report By Ted Goldberg, Mar 26, 2019 California drivers — or the millions of them whose cars still run on refined petroleum — can expect to pay more to fill up their gas tanks in the coming days thanks to the partial shutdown of Valero’s Benicia refinery. The retail cost of … Continue reading California Gas Prices Expected to Spike in Wake of Shutdown at Valero’s Benicia Refinery →

Air pollution, Air quality violations, Bay Area Refineries, Benicia Mayor Elizabeth Patterson, Industrial Safety Ordinance (ISO), Keeping Watch on Earth News, Petroleum Coke (Petcoke), Refinery shutdowns, Solano County CA, Solano County Health Department, Valero Benicia Refinery

Valero’s Benicia Refinery Now Target of Several Probes Into Pollution Releases

Repost from KQED The California Report By Ted Goldberg, Mar 26, 2019 State workplace regulators, the region’s local air quality district and Solano County health officials are trying to find out why a problem at Valero’s Benicia refinery suddenly worsened over the weekend, leading to a release of petroleum coke dust that prompted fire officials … Continue reading Valero’s Benicia Refinery Now Target of Several Probes Into Pollution Releases →