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| Jun.7 |
Richmond |
 City caps 'drty' crude at Chevron refinery| Richmond officials have approved new restrictions on the amount and type of crude oil Chevron can process at its refinery | |
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| May.14 |
Martinez |
Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill| A gasoline spill in Suisun Bay east of the Benicia Bridge initially estimated to be 1,500 gallons turned out to have been only 10 gallons | |
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| May.6 |
Richmond |
Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
| The solvent reached the waters of San Pablo Bay. Thousands of gallons of toluene were released from the plant after thieves stripped critical valves from factory equipment. 20 hazardous materials specialists have been using vacuum trucks to pump liquid out of the drainage ditches
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Richmond |
Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay An unknown quantity of a flammable substance that was found spilled in Richmond appeared to have made its way into San Pablo Bay
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| May.5 |
Richmond |
Shelter-in-place after chemical leak Authorities briefly issued a warning to 1,500 homes after a chemical leak. 3,000 gallons of toluene had escaped from Reaction Products
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| Apr.5 |
Pinole |
Man sues city for toxic pollution Toxie Myers is suing the city, claiming officials allowed his neighbor to burn toxic materials that he believes caused his wife's cancer
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| Mar.18 |
Port of Oakland |
Port to take up diesel emissions Commissioners of the Port will consider a set of goals that are intended to reduce diesel emissions by 85% over the next 12 years
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| Mar.16 |
Bay |
Fuel Leaks From Gasoline Hose Into Bay About 17 gallons of gasoline that spilled at Gashouse Cove into the Bay dissipated in less than six hours
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More Dead Birds Along Richardson Bay
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| Dec.13 |
Bay |
 Angel Island will reopen The popular beaches of the State Park will reopen for the first time since 58,000 gallons of fuel spilled into San Francisco Bay last month
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| Nov.18 |
Bay |
Peak tides could spread oil spilled Tides could spread oil spilled in SF Bay farther, as at least one oiled bird washed up dead on a beach that had been declared safe
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Beaches reopen as spill cleanup continues
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Berkeley |
Volunteers line up to clean the bay A long delayed volunteer effort went into full swing, as hundreds of trained started cleaning up local beaches
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| Sep.8 |
Martinez |
Hazmat Crew Dispatched To Gas Spill
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| Jul.31 |
Martinez |
Massive Chemical Cleanup Far From Over More than 4,000 pounds of harmful fuel additive have been removed from the groundwater at the Amorco Terminal
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| Jul.19 |
Bay |
Plan to rid SF Bay of mercury approved
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| Jul.11 |
Oakland |
Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay
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| Apr.17 |
Richmond |
Chevron Flares Increase In Bay Area
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| Jan.21 |
UC Berkeley |
Tree sitters protest stadium with poetry
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Problem Shuts Ferry Service
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| Jan.16 |
Highway 880 |
Big Rig Cleared After Fructose Spill An early morning crash shut down Nos. 3 and 4 lanes and slowed the commute to a crawl
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| Jan.15 |
Richmond |
Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place  Map| A fire broke out at Chevron’s refinery, injuring one employee, prompting an order for residents to stay indoors. 1,200 employees were in the refinery when the fire broke out. Toll booth workers on th... | |
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| Jun.26 |
BART |
'Spare The Air Day' Means Free Commute 25 Bay Area transit agencies have declared another Spare the Air Day and are offering free commutes
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| Jun.22 |
BART |
Free Commutes 2 Days For Spare The Air BART, SF Muni, Caltrain, and other were offering free commutes. Buses, trains, and ferries run for free both days
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Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years
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| Jan.7 |
Martinez |
Oil spill at Boat Marina The spill appears to have resulted from an oil leak at the Shell Oil Products U.S. Martinez Refinery
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| Oct.31 |
Crockett |
Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release
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| Sep.22 |
Oakland |
Complains About Tap Water A strong chemical smell and taste to the water was related to changes in the operation of the Claremont Tunnel
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| Jul.5 |
Martinez |
Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies The smoke-filled skies around the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery resulted from a boiler shut down
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| Jun.15 |
BART |
BART: Free Rides on Spare Air Days
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1,000 gallons of gasoline spilled
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| Aug.10 |
Richmond |
Shelter in Place Order After Refinery Leak
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| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute The city to close the Jack London Square Station after negotiations with the firefighters union broke down
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| Dec.19 |
Benicia |
Endangered fish delayes bridge span
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| Jul.22 |
Berkeley |
Lab accused of moving radioactives
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| Jul.10 |
Rodeo |
Refinery release
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| Jan.26 |
Martinez |
Sulfur gas release Gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level 3, the highest priority, and affecting Concord
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| Nov.29 |
Richmond |
Chemical released from plant| Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | |
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| Oct.17 |
Martinez |
Cloud over refinery A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from Equilon Martinez Refining forced residents to seek shelter
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| Jul.18 |
Martinez |
Fire at Shell oil refinery
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| May.1 |
Richmond |
Chemical leak
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| Oct.26 |
Richmond |
Factory fire with toxic smoke
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