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A Year After Richmond Refinery Fire, Community Air Monitors Still Not Working

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It’s been almost a year since an explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond sent plumes of black smoke into the air.

Fifteen-thousand people flooded into local hospitals after breathing the fumes, but there was no way to assess what was in the noxious smoke. The air monitoring systems …read more

Source: KQED Radio News – Science

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