Nov 01, 2024

Valero to pay record penalty for unreported refinery emissions in Benicia

The $82 million fine is the largest penalty ever assessed by the air district....

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  Oct 11, 2024

Environmental group and Valero, Port of Benicia settle pollution lawsuit

Money from the settlement will go to environmental clean-up groups to mitigate the alleged harm done....

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  Sep 06, 2024

Healthy Vallejo offers disadvantaged youth a path to financial stability

Pastor Anthony Summers has created a win/win model for its interns and the city....

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  May 20, 2024

Sustainable Solano promotes regenerative environments and resilient communities—one yard at a time

Local programs help Solano County residents create sustainable yards and gardens, but one of its programs is in jeopardy after funding cuts....

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  Jan 26, 2024

No resources to remove blighted paddle boat from Vallejo’s waterfront

The 130-foot-long Grand Romance has deteriorated since it was first moored in Vallejo in 2018....

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  Dec 20, 2023

Benicia to move forward with regulation of Valero refinery

Residents felt that state and regional regulatory agencies had not followed through on enforcement....

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  Oct 06, 2023

Vallejo to celebrate environmental heroes at Visions of the Wild Festival

The festival has been revived by dedicated volunteers after skipping a year in 2022....

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  Aug 22, 2023

Vallejo’s deteriorating waterfront

Vallejo’s public boating facilities are barely usable and getting worse, hampering the city’s economic development....

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  Aug 15, 2023

Vallejo sues White Slough landowners to remove encampments

The properties are alongside waterways that flow into White Slough and include portions of reclaimed wetland areas....

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  Aug 10, 2023

Regulator alleges continued violations at Valero Benicia refinery

The air district said that Valero had failed to install required pollution control equipment on eight pressure relief devices....

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  Aug 04, 2023

State environmental agency pressures Vallejo to remove White Slough encampments

The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board has been in communication with the city for over a year....

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  May 11, 2023

Cruise along the banks of Vallejo's Mare Island and the Napa River for Mother Nature’s finest

Boat tour of one of the largest marshes in California is an attraction for birders....

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