‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries

Gavin Newsom Begs Regulators To Keep Refineries In Biz After California Dems Ran Industry Out Of Town

California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a state regulator Monday to try to keep oil refineries in business in the state.

‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries

More than 12 years after the Chevron fire in Richmond, regulators are poised to weaken two key regulations that had been challenged in court by the Western States Petroleum Association.

‘Secret Deal’ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries - Public Health Watch

On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevron’s oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a white cloud hundreds of feet into the air. The cloud quickly engulfed the 19 refinery firefighters, managers and other workers who had been trying to fix what had been a small leak in the pipe.Some of them went to ground, unable to see past their hands; most ran or crawled out of the way. Then the vapor ignited, trapping a fi…