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Why It’s Hard to Stop Chevron From Polluting the Bay

Devin KatayamaTed GoldbergEricka Cruz GuevarraAlan Montecillo
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A large oil slick on water off a shore lit by lights at the refinery there.
An oily sheen spreads across bay waters to Point Richmond after a pipeline leaked at Chevron's Richmond refinery on Feb. 9, 2021. (Courtesy of San Francisco Baykeeper)

An oil spill from Chevron’s Richmond refinery earlier this month and the toxic fumes released last November are part of a long trend of dangerous spills into the Bay Area’s water and air. So why’s it so hard to keep the fossil fuel industry from releasing harmful stuff into our environment over and over again?

Guest: Ted Goldberg, KQED senior editor

Episode transcript here.

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