Over the past decade, there have been at least a dozen major refinery explosions and fires in California — with the two most ...

An El Segundo refinery fire has renewed questions about who is investigating the state’s oil industry after serious accidents ...

The Bay Area Air District leveled its $372,500 fine on the Marathon Martinez Refinery, which has its headquarters on Solano ...

Although the Chevron refinery fire that broke out in El Segundo is more than 350 miles away from the Bay Area, local drivers ...

PBF Energy's 157,000 b/d Martinez refinery near San Francisco and Marathon Petroleum's 384,500 b/d Los Angeles refinery reported flaring and emission events. In a filing with the California Governor's ...

The legislation, Assembly Bill 1213, is called the Restitution First Act. It was authored by Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, D-San Francisco, and was backed by San Francisco District ...

As two more oil refineries prepare to close in California, workers who are laid off face limited job opportunities.

Lucey projected a full Martinez refinery restart by year-end 2025, noting, "we are working towards a full restart by the end of this year." Bukowski confirmed, "we expect to get that permit very soon, ...

After a massive fire erupted Thursday night at a Chevron refinery in Southern California, experts say gas prices in the state could increase soon by 10 to 20 cents per gallon.

• San Pablo Man Convicted of Murder is Sentenced to Life ( ca.gov) — A San Pablo lawyer was sentenced to life in prison for murdering Rashanda Franklin in Martinez. The judge emphasized the importance ...

The Bay Area Air District fined the Marathon Martinez Refinery nearly $375,000 for violations incurred, the agency said ...