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A Year After Richmond Refinery Fire, Community Air Monitors Still Not Working

It's been almost a year since an explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond sent plumes of black smoke into the air.

Fifteen-thousand people flooded into local hospitals after breathing the fumes, but there was no way to assess what was in the noxious smoke. The air monitoring systems ...read more

It’s been almost a year since an explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond sent plumes of black smoke into the air.

Fifteen-thousand people flooded into local hospitals after breathing the fumes, but there was no way to assess what was in the noxious smoke. The air monitoring systems …read more

Source: KQED Radio News – Science

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