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Councilman, advocates call for change after latest Chevron refinery spill By Dan McMenamin article RICHMOND, Calif. - Richmond residents deserve more answers from Chevron and public agencies about an oil spill earlier this month and the community needs to discuss a future without the oil giant's refinery operating there, city officials and local advocates said Tuesday. The Feb. 9 leak of several hundred gallons at the refinery's long wharf in Richmond caused a sheen of oil that spread from Point Molate to Brooks Island, according to a unified command for the spill that involved Chevron, acco...

The command said in an update Wednesday afternoon that efforts were still underway to determine the composition and official amount of product that was discharged. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District said Tuesday it was roughly 600 gallons (2,271 liters) of a petroleum and water mixture. A helicopter overflight found a sheen stretching from Point Molate to Brooks Island, with the impact centered on Keller Beach. The unified command statement said booms were deployed to contain or deflect the spill and additional booms were being placed preventatively at sensitive areas but there we...

Chevron estimates up to 750 gallons of mixture spilled into the Bay By Dan McMenamin and KTVU staff Published  Chevron estimates up to 750 gallons of mixture spilled into the Bay In an update Wednesday evening, Chevron said as much as 750 gallons of the product were leaked into the Bay.  RICHMOND, Calif. - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Wednesday that the impact from Tuesday's petroleum product leak at the Chevron refinery long wharf in Richmond appears to be centered near the city's Keller Beach, but no oiled wildlife or public health impacts have been found. In an...