Skip to content
Site Menu
  • Government
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Safety
  • Environment
  • Arts
  • People
  • About Us

Richmond Confidential

Posts Tagged ‘Chevron flare’

Penalties for some Chevron flares would triple under bill in California Legislature

By Marissa Muller | July 27, 2023
Screenshot of a Sky7 TV video showing a plume of black smoke billowing from a flare tip at Chevron Richmond refinery on Aug. 10, 2021.

Something went wrong at the Chevron Richmond Refinery on Aug. 10, 2021, as sulfur dioxide was released into the atmosphere and ignited. Residents saw fire shooting above the tree line and a thick cloud of black smoke billowing over the refinery’s fence, smothering houses and businesses. The flare, which prompted the lowest level alert on…

Read More

Support Journalism

People of Richmond

https://vimeo.com/268707046?loop=0

Get In Touch!

richconstaff@gmail.com

University of California
North Gate Hall
Berkeley, CA

Partner Site

Pulse

About Us

Richmond Confidential is an online news service produced by the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism for, and about, the people of Richmond, California.  Our goal is to produce professional and engaging journalism that is useful for the citizens of the city.

Search for Stories:

© 2025 Richmond Confidential. All Rights Reserved.

Scroll To Top