, November 21, 2024
May 25, 2022
The mechanical issue on a conveyer system ignited petroleum coke, which is produced at the Valero Benicia refinery for export...
Apr 09, 2022
Fire is burning through timber supports under roads going to the wharf....
Mar 24, 2022
The bulk of the settlement stemmed from a May 2017 incident when a power outage sent black plumes of smoke into the air and thousands of pounds of toxic gas...
Mar 15, 2022
Valero released more than 10,000 tons of excess hydrocarbons over 16 years....
Mar 04, 2022
San Francisco Baykeeper alleges that port operator Amports has attempted to conceal its conduct by operating at night to prevent anyone from seeing discharges....
Feb 15, 2022
The refinery dumped $200,000 into its Working Families for a Strong Benicia PAC last December....
Jan 25, 2022
The air district called the action “a major shift in the handling of enforcement cases” against the Valero refinery....
Nov 18, 2021
The settlement does not include 17 notices of violations the air district sent to Valero for an incident in May 2017 when a power outage sent toxic chemicals into the air....
Nov 15, 2021
He found unresponsive and hanging from his safety harness around 10:30 p.m. Friday....
Nov 13, 2021
A worker died after falling six stories at the Valero Benicia refinery on Friday night, according to fire dispatch audio....
Oct 06, 2021
Baykeeper released photos and videos showing plumes from ships docked at the port....
