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Port to take up diesel emissions| Port of Oakland: 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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| Feb.2 |
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Delay in notifying workers about exposure| Livermore Lab: Dozens of contract workers were not informed that they may have inhaled particles of a beryllium that can cause a lung disease | | |
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| Nov.17 |
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Volunteers line up to clean the bay Berkeley: A long delayed volunteer effort went into full swing, as hundreds of trained started cleaning up local beaches
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| Aug.30 |
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Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air'| San Francisco: Parking in BART lots is also free. The buses and light rail will be free all day | | |
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| Jul.11 |
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Trash Pileup Poses Serious Health Risk| A serious public health risk could emerge where a weeklong lockout of about 500 truck drivers has already led to mounds of trash attracting flies | |
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Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay Oakland: Sewage water dumped into Bay contains potentially dangerous chemicals found in household products such as deodorant and plastic bottles
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G8 leaders 'agree climate deal'
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| Dec.29 |
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Mercury spill in residential neighborhood Livermore: A passerby spotted mercury in gutters at the intersection of Olivina and Bernal ave.
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| Feb.12 |
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Source of leak into estuary found West Oakland: The breach was the result of a 50-inch-long scrape along a pipe belonging to Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
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| Feb.9 |
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Slow Progress in Estuary Oil Spill Oakland: The source of a fuel leak has been narrowed down to about 1300 feet of underground pipe
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| Sep.22 |
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Complains About Tap Water| Oakland: A strong chemical smell and taste to the water was related to changes in the operation of the Claremont Tunnel | |
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Chemical Release in Grocery Store
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| May.4 |
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Radioactivity 20 times regulatory level Livermore Lab: Norm Buske, a physicist from The RadioActivist Campaign, collected samples around the lab
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| Nov.16 |
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Truck Pollution High Port of Oakland: 18-wheeler trucks carrying goods to and from the Port of Oakland, make thousands of trips per day through West Oakland
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| Sep.14 |
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Lab cited for radiation violations Livermore Lab: Laboratory has been tentatively cited for a violation that allowed a worker to receive twice the annual allowed dose
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| Jul.10 |
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Dangerous Toxins Found in Fish in Bay Oakland: An alarming new study shows that the chemicals known as PBDE's are building up rapidly in fish
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| Feb.15 |
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Airport evacuated due to irritant in air OAK: Passengers and security screeners began coughing and experiencing respiratory trouble
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| Jan.5 |
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Bleach spill Fremont: 7 people have been treated for chlorine exposure after Costco employee tipped 70 pounds of bleach into a dumpster
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| Sep.21 |
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Lab to move radioactive waste Livermore Lab: The low-level radioactive waste stored in tents for more than a year could move to a new storage building
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| Jul.22 |
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Lab accused of moving radioactives Berkeley: A group of citizens are accusing Lawrence National Laboratory of moving materials through the city without adequate notice
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| Apr.26 |
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Plan to ship atom bomb parts Livermore Lab: An activist group today released documents revealing U.S. Energy Department doubts
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| Mar.19 |
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Maximum fine for wastewater violation Oakland: The federal government fined a metal finishing company $385,000 and sentenced the owner to 6 months house arrest
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Sulfur gas release
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| Jan.24 |
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Kids Hit Hard by Asthma, Pollution West Oakland: Youngsters in West Oakland are hospitalized for asthma 7 times higher than average
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Chemical released from plant
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| Nov.1 |
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Record fine paid by incinerator. East Oakland
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| Aug.25 |
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Gas line break prompts evacuation Oakland Downtown: EBMUD crew broke a high-pressure gas line. 10 Chinatown businesses were evacuated for 2 hours
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| May.30 |
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Ammonia leak Berkeley: Broke out at a sake factory. A large area was been cordoned off.
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