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Chevron Fined Nearly $1 Million for Refinery Fire
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chevron was fined nearly $1 million by the state on Wednesday in connection with a fire at the company's San Francisco Bay area refinery last year that sent a cloud of gas and black smoke over … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Climate Change Threatens Tahoe Clarity; Firefighters May Have Gouged Chevron Pipe; Court Summons Romo in Altercation
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Climate change threatens Tahoe's snow levels, lake clarity (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Lake Tahoe is "the fairest picture the whole earth affords," Mark Twain once wrote. Its crystal blue waters, surrounded by stunning snowy mountains, define one of California's crown jewels … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Sequence of Storms Moving in; New Refinery Fire Lawsuit; Toxic Chemicals Prevalent
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River of rain headed toward Bay Area (SF Chronicle) The respite is over – get ready for a deluge. An "atmospheric river" of rain will storm into the Bay Area on Wednesday morning and unleash torrents of precipitation across the … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Calif. Cap-and-Trade Start Called a Success; HP Blames Aquisition for Huge Writedown; Dispute Could Slow Chevron Restart
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California's first cap-and-trade auction sells out, declared 'a success' (SJ Mercury News) State regulators on Monday celebrated the results of last week's first-ever auction of California greenhouse gas emission permits, declaring the long-awaited kickoff to the nation's first effort to … Continue reading
Analyst: No Gas Shortages During Price Hikes
A new study says that when Californians were paying more at the pump for gas this spring and fall supply was actually increasing. Independent energy analyst Robert McCullough told a California State Senate Select Committee today he can't rule out … Continue reading
Chevron Air Monitoring Program Languishes
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By Jennifer Gollan, The Bay Citizen Six air monitoring stations that Chevron agreed to install at its Richmond refinery in 2010 were not put in place, which might have slowed warnings about the danger of pollutants released during the refinery’s … Continue reading
Air District to Improve Refinery Fire Response
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Mistakes were made in alerting the public about potentially dangerous pollution created by a huge fire at a Chevron Corp. refinery last month, regulators said Monday. The disclosure came as the Bay Area Air Quality Management District … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Mirkarimi Report Due; Bay Area Housing Prices Up; Lawsuit Filed in Chevron Fire; Memorial Stadium Opens; Brown Twins Separated
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Dueling sheriff rallies (SF Chronicle) The next round of the official misconduct case against suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi begins at 9 a.m. Thursday in a City Hall hearing room when the Ethics Commission reconvenes to recommend whether to … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Assembly Passes Tuition Break; Solyndra Gives $3.5 Million to Ex-Employees; Immigrant Relief Period Begins Wednesday
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Major tuition break OKd by Assembly (SF Chronicle) Middle-class students at California's public universities are one big step closer to receiving a major tuition break, after the Assembly narrowly approved a measure Monday that would fund college scholarships by eliminating … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Fired Parks Official Has Criminal Record; Richmond Residents Learn to Live With Chevron; Petaluma in Little League World Series
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California officials in midst of financial scandal (McClatchy Newspapers) The former deputy director of California state parks at the vortex of a financial scandal has a string of criminal convictions, including a felony DUI, and spent 12 of his 23 … Continue reading
