[Note from BenIndy contributor Nathalie Christian: Benicia residents should be aware that the plume that carried the toxic dust from the refinery in Martinez reached as far as Benicia, with toxicologists collecting samples from our own city to pursue their investigation. I nearly missed this news but for someone taking the time to send it … Continue reading FBI joins ‘toxic fallout’ investigation of Bay Area refinery
[BenIndy contributor Nathalie Christian: Wow. I didn’t know that the Martinez Refining Company had initially insisted that the white powder that drifted from their facilities into residential neighborhoods was non-toxic, only for Contra Costa County to have to hit back that, no, that powder was very toxic, actually. (Benicia got a taste of that toxic … Continue reading Toxicologists descend on Martinez after chemical dump
U.S. EPA fines Tesoro $27.5 million for violations at Martinez refinery San Francisco Chronicle, by Joel Umanzor, April 27, 2023 Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, which operates a petroleum refinery in Martinez, will pay a $27.5 million penalty for violating a 2016 consent decree ordering the company to reduce air pollutants, according to the … Continue reading Martinez refinery fined $27.5 million for Clean Air Act violations
The BUSD Election, the unwinding of possibility and what keeps us going By Ashton Lyle, April 27, 2023 According to the Solano County Registrar of Voters, Ariana Martinez has lost her bid to maintain her appointment to the Benicia Unified School District Board of Trustees. As a former Benicia student, I am left with the … Continue reading Opinion: BUSD election – use disappointment as motivation