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Big fire at Chevron refinery in Richmond, CA
Note: The article states that “Chevron has wanted to upgrade the facility for years” but that community concerns about pollution have halted a planned upgrade. The temporarily halted “upgrade” would...
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Chevron sends a massive plume of oil into the California sky; says ‘sorry.’
By Jeff Conant, for Climate Connections August 7, 2012. Richmond, CA – A series of explosions rocked the Chevron refinery in Richmond CA yesterday, sending a 1000-foot high plume of black smoke into...
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Fire is [just the] latest pollution problem at Chevron plant
From Associated Press, August 9, 2012. Source: CNBC SAN FRANCISCO – A massive Chevron oil refinery fire that sent hundreds of people rushing to hospitals and is pushing West Coast gas prices higher was...
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Chevron’s Richmond refinery fire ‘near disaster’ for workers; pipe safety in...
By Matthias Gafni and Sean Maher, August 11, 2012. Source: Contra Costa Times Firefighting crews continued to pour water onto a unit after Monday’s fire at the Chevron refinery on Tuesday, Aug. 7,...
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Error, bias in New York Times article on Richmond and Chevron
Note: On January 3, Climate Connections ran a New York Times article titled, ‘Together, a century, city and oil giant hit a rough patch‘. The article outlined the tumultuous relationship between the...
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