The people who regulate air quality in the Bay Area say they’ve scored a “decisive victory” in a legal fight with Big Oil. On Tuesday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced that Chevron, which runs a 120-year-old refinery in Richmond, and the Martinez Refining Company have dropped lawsuits against a rule that will require them to drastically cut air pollution from their facilities.
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Bay Air District Hails 'Decisive Victory' in Battle to Cut Refinery Pollution
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This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra
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