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Petroleum Spill At Lake Merritt  Oakland Downtown: A crew, digging in the ground next to a large apartment complex, caused about 5 gallons of a petroleum-based fluid to run off into the lake
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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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| Mar.18 |
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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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| Dec.8 |
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 Many E. Bay Beaches Remain Closed Beaches along the east side of the Bay remain closed to the public because of contamination from a November oil spill
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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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| 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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| 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.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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| Jul.11 |
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Trash Pileup Poses Serious Health Risk Alameda County: A serious public health risk could emerge where a weeklong lockout of about 500 truck drivers has already led to mounds of trash attracting ...
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Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay. Oakland
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| Jun.18 |
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Report: Toxics Released At Suisun Bay. East Contra Costa
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| May.30 |
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Tap Water Has Possible Carcinogen. Bay Point
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| Apr.17 |
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Chevron Flares Increase In Bay Area. Richmond
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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
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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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| Dec.29 |
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Mercury spill in residential neighborhood. Livermore
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| Nov.10 |
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Residents warned of oil residue. Martinez
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| Mar.6 |
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Spill dumped fuel into roadway. Pittsburg
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| Feb.12 |
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Source of leak into estuary found. West Oakland
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| Feb.9 |
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Slow Progress in Estuary Oil Spill. Oakland
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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.15 |
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Brief chemical leak. Martinez
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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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| 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.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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| Aug.10 |
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Shelter in Place Order After Refinery Leak. Richmond
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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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Dangerous Toxins Found in Fish in Bay. Oakland
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| Feb.15 |
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Airport evacuated due to irritant in air. OAK
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| Jan.5 |
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Bleach spill. Fremont
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| Jul.22 |
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Lab accused of moving radioactives. Berkeley
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| Jul.10 |
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Refinery release. Rodeo
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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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| Aug.25 |
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Gas line break prompts evacuation. Oakland Downtown
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| May.30 |
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Ammonia leak. Berkeley
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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
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