Brandon Matson News Today

Hazardous materials and air officials paid a visit to a troubled Martinez refinery Tuesday to start an unannounced inspection into why it has been at the center of numerous health-threatening incidents for more than a year.

Communities around the Martinez refinery could see and hear flaring on Friday night, which often occurs when a refinery needs to burn off flammable gas due to pressure or other issues. 

The release toxic dust from a malfunctioning oil refinery occurred over Martinez neighborhoods in the San Francisco Bay area.

A spokesman for the Martinez Refining Company confirmed Saturday that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a November release at the refinery.

Federal agents started going door-to-door this week surveying residents about their experience with the fine, ashy substance last Thanksgiving

Federal agents started going door-to-door this week surveying residents about their experience with the fine, ashy substance last Thanksgiving

Air quality officials in the Bay Area have released a map of hazardous fallout from an oil refinery mishap that occurred in Martinez in November.

From Montana State University-Northern Montana State University-Northern will be continuing its Spring 2022 Brown Bag Lecture Series Friday, April