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Bill Clinton headed to Richmond’s Craneway
Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker at a highly anticipated public health summit to be held in Richmond in October.
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County seeks tighter safety measures in wake of new findings
As Richmond Fire Department and Chevron firefighters complete joint search-and-rescue training operations at the Chevron refinery this week — a sign of cooperation between the two agencies at a time...
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Henry Clark and three decades of environmental justice
Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin first saw Henry Clark, as so many have, at the gates of Richmond’s Chevron oil refinery. It was a blustery day in June 2003 and Clark was calling for environmental...
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One woman’s quest to clean up 100 years of chemical waste
The site of a former Stauffer Chemical Co. plant in Richmond is still contaminated with a huge amount of toxic waste. Sherry Padgett, whose office is across the street, has spent the last decade...
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Richmond’s Toxics
Decades of industrial pollution have left toxic contaminants in Richmond's air, water, and soil. Click on the icons to learn more.
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Environmental group offers “toxic tour” of city
In late March 2013, a group of about 25 attended a "Toxic Tour" of Richmond led by Communities for a Better Environment organizer Andres Soto.
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Environmental group, Richmond storage company reach agreement to prevent...
San Francisco Bay Keeper, an environmental group, reached an agreement on Friday with a storage company it sued two years ago for allegedly polluting San Francisco Bay, violating the Clean Water Act,...
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Proposed cleanup of Zeneca site not thorough enough, community group says
Community members and experts say the Zeneca site's levels of toxic chemicals aren't adequately reduced by the company's proposed cleanup plan.
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MAP: An overview of every toxic, contaminated site in Richmond
Over the decades, a sprawling network of shuttered chemical plants and oil refineries has left harmful pollutants in Richmond’s air, water, and soil. According to data collected by the California...
View ArticleHuman Rights Commission endorses ‘No Coal’ ordinance in Richmond
The Human Rights and Human Relations Commission of the city of Richmond unanimously endorsed an ordinance calling for the phasing out of coal transportation by privately-owned Levin-Richmond Terminal....
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