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Bay Area Air District reaches settlement with Chevron for Richmond refinery violations By Eli Walsh The violations occurred between 2016 to 2018 at the Richmond refinery. RICHMOND, Calif. - The Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Chevron USA Inc. have reached a $147,000 settlement for more than two dozen violations at Chevron's Richmond refinery, the air district said Monday. The settlement will cover 29 notices of violation that were issued to Chevron between 2016 and 2018 for multiple issues, including instances of flaring, odor nuisances, an excess of visible emissions and a large...

Chevron to pay $147,000 for air quality violations The violations, as reported by the air district, occurred from 2016 to 2018. “The air district has the most stringent air quality regulations in the nation to safeguard public health and air quality in the region,” Jack Broadbent, executive officer of the district, said in a statement announcing the settlement. “This settlement is part of an ongoing process to ensure that Chevron is held accountable and follows all state, local and federal permit conditions to protect the health of those in neighboring communities.” The violations add...

A list of temporary schedule changes from the city of Palo Alto, other agencies Uploaded: Wed, Dec 23, 2020, 4:55 pm Updated: Wed, Dec 30, 2020, 11:24 am Time to read: about 3 minutes Caltrain trains arrive at the downtown Palo Alto station on July 24, 2019. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber. From garbage collection operations to transit schedules, here's what changes Palo Alto residents can expect to local services during the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays. City services • City of Palo Alto: All administrative offices will be closed from Thursday, Dec. 24, through Sunda...

Updated: Mon, Dec 21, 2020, 5:53 pm Time to read: about 2 minutes Pedestrians photograph and observe the dark sky from the Palo Alto Baylands during a Spare the Air Alert on Sept. 9. Photo by Magali Gauthier. UPDATE: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a second consecutive Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, Dec. 22, due to unhealthy weather that may lead to poor air quality if wood burning takes place. ---- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air Alert for Monday, Dec. 21, which bans the burning wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid ...

Reply Wood burning is banned Tuesday, Dec. 22 across the Bay Area. (Shutterstock) NAPA VALLEY, CA — The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued its third Spare The Air Alert of the winter season for Tuesday, which bans the burning of wood, manufactured fire logs or any other solid fuel, both indoors and outdoors in the nine counties that make up the Bay Area, including Napa. Smoke from increased wood burning is expected to cause air quality to be unhealthy, with the heaviest impacts forecast in the Santa Clara Valley due to cold overnight temperatures and light winds, according to ...