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Firefighters battle toxic smoke from Richmond scrap metal fire
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Big-rig crash spills fuel onto Eastbound I-80, snarling traffic. Berkeley
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Birds die after cement flow into creek. Oakland Hills
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'Flare up' causes more alarm at Chevron refinery. Richmond
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Refinery fire out, shelter order lifted. Richmond
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| Dec.11 |
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1,700-gallon fuel spill into creek   Map of Stanley Hall Berkeley UC Berkeley: A 1,711-gallon diesel fuel spill on Saturday night washed from an underground tank into Strawberry Creek and possibly beyond
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| Mar.18 |
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Harmless traces of radiation detected. UC Berkeley
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| Nov.10 |
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Refinery sending thick smoke into air. Martinez
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More Oiled Wildlife Found After Bay Spill. Alameda
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| May.30 |
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Evacuated Residents Return After Spill. Dublin
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| Feb.25 |
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Sewage Spill Prompts Warning. Richmond
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Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill Martinez: A gasoline spill in Suisun Bay east of the Benicia Bridge initially estimated to be 1,500 gallons turned out to have been only 10 gallons
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill Richmond: Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant
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Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air'. San Francisco
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Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place Richmond: A fire broke out at Chevron’s refinery, injuring one employee, prompting an order for residents to stay indoors
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Big rig crash made fuel spill. Concord
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Complains About Tap Water. Oakland
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Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies. Martinez
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Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh. East Contra Costa
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Train pulling chemicals derails. Pittsburg
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Sulfur gas release. Martinez
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Chemical released from plant| Richmond: Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | |
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Cloud over refinery. Martinez
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| Jan.30 |
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Firefighters battle toxic smoke from Richmond scrap metal fire Map of Sims Metal Management Richmond A large scrap metal fire is sending a plume of toxic smoke across the East Bay. Heavy equipment pulled piles of debris away from a fire
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Big-rig crash spills fuel onto Eastbound I-80, snarling traffic Berkeley: Traffic on eastbound Interstate Highway 80 was snarled for hours west of University Avenue where a crash occurred early this morning
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San Francisco Bay: Plug stops fuel leak from sunken barge. Oakland
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Visible flaring at Chevron refinery in Richmond
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| Apr.9 |
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Birds die after cement flow into creek Map of Glen Echo Creek Oakland Oakland Hills: After a mistake by the East Bay Municipal Utility District, a creek in the Oakland Hills is no longer flowing because it's now filled with tons of cement
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Big-rig crash crash causes nightmare commute |
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Air conditioning leak forced police headquarters evacuation. Oakland Downtown
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Big-rig overturned, caused fuel spill that blocked all lanes |
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Shelter-in-place advisory lifted for Pittsburg residents |
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Sleepy big-rig driver crashes on I-880, spills diesel fuel near roadway |
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A’s owner apologizes for sewage leak at stadium. Coliseum
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| Aug.22 |
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Chevron opening additional help center after fire. North Richmond
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 'Flare up' causes more alarm at Chevron refinery Richmond: Wednesday's fire flare-up made an already on-edge community even more nervous, prompting Chevron officials to come out and explain what happ...
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Refinery fire out, shelter order lifted Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond Richmond: Fire crews allowed a 'small controlled burn' to continue as a way of reducing pressure within the damaged unit
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Fatal accident and spill cleared from NB I-238. San Leandro
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| Dec.11 |
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Crews clean up diesel spill at UC Berkeley
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1,700-gallon fuel spill into creek Map of Stanley Hall Berkeley| UC Berkeley: A 1,711-gallon diesel fuel spill on Saturday night washed from an underground tank into Strawberry Creek and possibly beyond | |
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Smell to get worse before it gets better. Concord
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People sickened by bus fumes |
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| Mar.18 |
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Harmless traces of radiation detected UC Berkeley: Nuclear engineers have detected traces of radiation on their monitors. They have said that the tiny particles pose no threat at all
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| Nov.10 |
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Refinery sending thick smoke into air Martinez: People in parts of Martinez and Concord were being told to stay indoors after a power outage at the Tesoro's Golden Eagle caused excessive f...
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Sunken boat leaking fuel. Alameda
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More Oiled Wildlife Found After Bay Spill Alameda: Crews continued working to clean up spill as state anticipated that the spill would eventually result in the deaths of several dozen birds in...
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Evacuated Residents Return After Spill Dublin: An evacuation was ordered because a crash caused nearly 2,600 gallons of fuel to spill, and some into a storm drain leading to the creek
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| Feb.25 |
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Sewage Spill Prompts Warning Richmond: People were warned to stay out of the water along the shoreline after raw and partially-treated sewage mixed with rainwater
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Tugboat Crash Causes Minor Fuel Spill| Martinez: A gasoline spill in Suisun Bay east of the Benicia Bridge initially estimated to be 1,500 gallons turned out to have been only 10 gallons | |
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Fish, Birds Dead After Chemical Spill| Richmond: Dozens of fish and two mallard ducks were found dead in an irrigation ditch after a toxic solvent leaked from a chemical plant. The solvent reached the waters of San Pablo Bay. Thousands of gallons of toluene were released from the plant after thieves stripped critica... | |
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Chemical Spill Reaches San Pablo Bay. Richmond
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Shelter-in-place after chemical leak. Richmond
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Port to take up diesel emissions. Port of Oakland
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Delay in notifying workers about exposure. Livermore Lab
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| Dec.8 |
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Many E. Bay Beaches Remain Closed
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Volunteers line up to clean the bay |
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| Sep.8 |
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Hazmat Crew Dispatched To Gas Spill |
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Rising Temps Spark 2nd 'Spare The Air' San Francisco: Parking in BART lots is also free. The buses and light rail will be free all day
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| Jul.31 |
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Massive Chemical Cleanup Far From Over. Martinez
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| Jul.11 |
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Trash Pileup Poses Serious Health Risk. Alameda County
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Scientists find dangerous chemicals in bay |
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Report: Toxics Released At Suisun Bay |
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Tap Water Has Possible Carcinogen |
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Big Rig Cleared After Fructose Spill. Oakland
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Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place Map of 841 Chevron Way Richmond| Richmond: A fire broke out at Chevron’s refinery, injuring one employee, prompting an order for residents to stay indoors. 1,200 employees were in the refinery when the fire broke out. Toll booth workers on th... | |
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Big rig crash made fuel spill Concord: Crews working underground erected a dyke to stanchion the flow of gasoline. A connector ramp was shut down
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Refinery Mishap Causes Level 3 Warning |
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Oil spill at Boat Marina. Martinez
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Mercury spill in residential neighborhood |
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Residents warned of oil residue |
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Spill dumped fuel into roadway |
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Source of leak into estuary found |
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Slow Progress in Estuary Oil Spill |
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| Oct.31 |
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Uncontrolled hydrocarbon release. Crockett
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Brief chemical leak |
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| Sep.22 |
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Complains About Tap Water Oakland: A strong chemical smell and taste to the water was related to changes in the operation of the Claremont Tunnel
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Burn Off from Refinery Clouds Skies Martinez: The smoke-filled skies around the Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery resulted from a boiler shut down
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Diesel pipeline spill fouls marsh East Contra Costa: A pipeline that pumps petroleum from refineries ruptured and spilled 40,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a marsh
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Billowed smoke after power outage |
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Propane-laden train derails |
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Shelter in Place Order After Refinery Leak. Richmond
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| Jul.17 |
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Train pulling chemicals derails Pittsburg: Hazardous materials teams responded after a train pulling tanks full of sulfuric acid derailed; no one hurt
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Dangerous Toxins Found in Fish in Bay |
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Airport evacuated due to irritant in air. OAK
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| Feb.11 |
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Overturned sulfur truck closed Highway 4 |
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Alert Sounded After Fire At Refinery |
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Bleach spill. Fremont
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| Oct.21 |
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Power outage at Chevron Refinery |
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| Jul.22 |
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Lab accused of moving radioactives. Berkeley
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| Jun.19 |
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I-880 closed due to chemical spill. Fremont
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| Jan.31 |
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Shelter-in-place warning |
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| Jan.26 |
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Sulfur gas release Martinez: Gas release at the Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Refinery is a level 3, the highest priority, and affecting Concord
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Second leak over 24 hours |
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| Nov.29 |
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Chemical released from plant| Richmond: Shelter-in-place ordered after sulfur trioxide was released from General Chemical Corp. | |
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| Oct.17 |
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Cloud over refinery Martinez: A yellowish cloud of dust billowing from Equilon Martinez Refining forced residents to seek shelter
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| Aug.25 |
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Gas line break prompts evacuation |
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| Jul.18 |
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Fire at Shell oil refinery. Martinez
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| May.30 |
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Ammonia leak |
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A second toxic leak |
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Chemical leak. Richmond
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| Oct.26 |
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Factory fire with toxic smoke. Richmond
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