The Benicia City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance to increase oversight of refineries and other “high ...

The Valero Refining Co. has been fined $82 million for significant air pollution violations at its Benicia refinery, state and regional air quality agencies said Thursday. In a joint news release ...

Valero has threatened to sue the city if it moves ahead with the ordinance. Sponsored “It’s a governmental overreach, significant governmental overreach — even in California!” Lauren Bird, general ...

Benicia increases oversight over Valero refinery/ ...

The city of Benicia was given a shelter-in-place alert and areas south of the Valero Refinery were evacuated after a power outage caused a flare up sending plumes of black smoke across Interstate 680.

For a few years the Benicia Industrial Safety and Health Ordinance group (BISHO) has advocated for a safety ordinance in the city after the Valero Refinery became the site of a series of air ...

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