Unplanned flaring occurred for about a half-hour at the Martinez oil refinery on Saturday night. The Martinez Refining ...

Flaring on Tuesday night at Martinez Refining Company will happen intermittently over the next few days, the refinery said Wednesday. “We are in the process of temporarily shutting down one of ...

MARTINEZ — Hazardous materials and air officials paid a visit to a troubled Martinez refinery Tuesday to start an unannounced inspection into why it has been at the center of numerous health ...

On a night when the city passed a resolution castigating the Martinez Refining Company for their performance over the last 12 months, the refinery’s manager issued a set of apologies and an ...

MARTINEZ -- The oil refinery in Martinez experienced flaring on Wednesday, the company said on social media. Around 5:40 p.m., the Martinez Refining Company said flaring was occurring but said it ...

Over the past year, the Martinez refinery has released dust into the air four times. Oil refining can produce fine dust that can damage the heart and lungs when inhaled, according to the ...

Martinez Refining Company said Thursday morning its fire department is doing live fire training at its training grounds. The refinery said smoke may be visible at times until 4 p.m. but say it's only ...

Petroleum coke dust was released by the Martinez Refining Company at its refinery Friday morning but Contra Costa Health investigators have not found any visible impacts to the surrounding community.