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Chevron Flare on Tuesday Called 'No Threat'

August 28, 2012, 12:34 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Smoke briefly poured into the air at the Chevron refinery on Tuesday, recalling the Aug. 6 fire that damaged a crude oil facility and caused 18,000 Bay Area residents to file medical claims with the oil company. But a Chevron … Continue reading »

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New Photos: Chevron Refinery Fire and Aftermath

August 21, 2012, 10:13 am • Posted by Ian Hill
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It could have been worse. That's what the chairman of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is saying about the Aug. 6 Chevron refinery blaze in Richmond, which sent thousands to the hospital complaining of flame-related ailments. As reported by ABC … Continue reading »

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3,500 Seeking Compensation from Chevron After Fire

August 10, 2012, 3:50 pm • Posted by Ian Hill
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Update 4:17 p.m.: KQED's Aarti Shahani Tweeted updates this afternoon from the community center where Chevron was offering help to local residents wishing to file claims stemming from Monday's refinery fire. You can find her Tweets here. Original post: "Near … Continue reading »

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Richmond's Burden: Life in the Shadow of a Refinery

August 7, 2012, 4:16 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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If you live next to an oil refinery, are you just out of luck? Last night's fire at the Chevron plant showed that having a belching stack of chemical processing equipment as your neighbor ranges from inconvenient to downright hazardous. … Continue reading »

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