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| May.14 |
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Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill| Martinez: 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 |
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Richmond: 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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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay| Richmond: 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 |
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Shelter-in-place after chemical leak Richmond: 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 |
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Man sues city for toxic pollution Pinole: 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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| Sep.8 |
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Hazmat Crew Dispatched To Gas Spill  Martinez: 4,000-gallon gasoline spill on Waterfront Road occurred around 2:30 p.m.
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| Jul.31 |
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Massive Chemical Cleanup Far From Over Martinez: More than 4,000 pounds of harmful fuel additive have been removed from the groundwater at the Amorco Terminal
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| Jun.18 |
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Report: Toxics Released At Suisun Bay East Contra Costa: Old ships docked in Suisun Bay may be spreading toxic metals into the bay. 21 tons of lead, zinc, copper and other metals have washed off
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| May.30 |
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Tap Water Has Possible Carcinogen Bay Point: The water in the town has twice the levels of a possible carcinogen compared to the surrounding cities
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| Apr.17 |
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Chevron Flares Increase In Bay Area Richmond: Richmond refinery has increased its flaring by 80% since 2005 when the Air Quality Management District passed a new limit
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| Aug.20 |
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Big rig crash made fuel spill Concord: Crews working underground erected a dyke to stanchion the flow of gasoline. A connector ramp was shut down
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| May.1 |
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 Refinery Mishap Causes Level 3 Warning Rodeo: A community warning for Rodeo, Tormey, and Crockett was following a power outage at the ConocoPhillips refinery
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| Jan.7 |
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Oil spill at Boat Marina Martinez: The spill appears to have resulted from an oil leak at the Shell Oil Products U.S. Martinez Refinery
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| Nov.10 |
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Residents warned of oil residue Martinez: In the wake of an oil release at the Shell refinery, outdoor play equipment recommended be washed
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| Mar.6 |
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Spill dumped fuel into roadway. Pittsburg
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| Oct.31 |
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Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release Crockett: The discharge at the Conoco-Phillips refinery resulted in a 3 hour shelter in place warning for Crockett and Rodeo
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| Oct.30 |
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Plume Escapes from Refinery. Martinez
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| Oct.15 |
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Brief chemical leak. Martinez
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| Jul.5 |
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Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies Martinez: The smoke-filled skies around the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery resulted from a boiler shut down
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| Jun.6 |
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Water break sends gasoline into creek. Rodeo
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| Apr.30 |
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Diesel fuel spill not as extensive as feared. East Contra Costa
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| Apr.29 |
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Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh| East Contra Costa: A pipeline that pumps petroleum from refineries ruptured and spilled 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a marsh | |
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| Feb.21 |
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Billowed smoke after power outage. Martinez
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| Dec.23 |
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Refinery May Have Contaminated Ponds. Martinez
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| Aug.10 |
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Shelter in Place Order After Refinery Leak Richmond: A hydrogen sulfide was leaked into the air as a result of a flare compression problem
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| Jul.15 |
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Bleach Spill After Amtrak Collision. Rodeo
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| Jul.10 |
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Refinery release Rodeo: Residents near the Phillips Petroleum were ordered to stay in their homes after black smoke billowed from the facility
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| Jan.31 |
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Shelter-in-place warning. Richmond
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| Jan.26 |
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Sulfur gas release Martinez: Gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level 3, the highest priority, and affecting Concord
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| Dec.1 |
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Second leak over 24 hours. Richmond
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| Nov.29 |
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Chemical released from plant| Richmond: Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Cloud over refinery Martinez: A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from Equilon Martinez Refining forced residents to seek shelter
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| May.2 |
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A second toxic leak. Richmond
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| May.1 |
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Chemical leak Richmond: Leak forced residents to stay inside for much of the day while crews worked to contain a cloud of sulfur dioxide
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