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A chevron refinery flaring incident, although by no means the most dramatic, was yet another mishap in a long year of refinery accidents and violations in the East Bay industrial cluster that forms a sort of “refinery row”. 

A chevron refinery flaring incident, although by no means the most dramatic, was yet another mishap in a long year of refinery accidents and violations in the East Bay industrial cluster that forms a sort of “refinery row”. 

As the region and the nation plot a clean energy transition, some advocates are asking whether these high profile incidents are the last gasps of a dying industry that will try to reap as many profits as possible before they are gone.

A bill that would have tripled the fines paid by refineries for emitting toxic pollutants has stalled in the California State Senate, legislative documents show.  Had it passed, the bill would have served as a way to hold companies accountable for incidents like the one last November in which nearby residents woke up to a layer of fine white dust containing toxic chemicals after an aerial release from the Martinez Refining Company.