BK In The News: April 10, 2022
... Non-profit San Francisco Baykeeper shared this drone footage over the fire, capturing what appeared to be an oily residue on the water, posing a risk to the water and marine life: "No amount of petroleum product is an acceptable amount to end up in the water."
BK In The News: April 10, 2022
Two arduous cleanup efforts loomed Sunday afternoon after massive fires broke out a day earlier on opposite ends of the Bay Area — razing a Home Depot in San Jose while laying waste to a dock and pier at the Port of Benicia.
As the charred remains of both areas continued to smolder, officials in...
BK In The News: April 9, 2022
A four-alarm blaze that broke out Saturday afternoon at the Port of Benicia and enveloped surrounding communities in a thick layer of smoke is expected to burn at least into Sunday and create major economic challenges for the region, according to officials.
At about 2 p.m. Saturday, firefighters...
BK In The News: April 9, 2022
BENICIA, Calif. - A four-alarm fire ripped through the port of Benicia on Saturday near the Amports docks, prompting fire crews to race into action and up to 100 spectators to come out and watch the dark plumes of smoke lick the sky.
The fire was reported at 1279 Bayshore Road about 2:30 p.m....
BK In The News: April 9, 2022
BENICIA – A four-alarm fire broke out under a wharf at the Port of Benicia Saturday afternoon, sending plumes of potentially toxic smoke into the air, according to the Benicia Fire Department.
Firefighters from across the region responded to the Benicia port throughout the day to try and put the...
BK In The News: March 25, 2022
BENICIA – Valero Energy has agreed to pay $345,000 for 17 alleged air quality violations at its Benicia refinery in 2017, the bulk of which stemmed from a May 2017 incident when a power outage sent black plumes of smoke into the air and thousands of pounds of toxic gas, the Bay Area Air Quality...
BK In The News: March 4, 2022
BENICIA, CA — San Francisco Baykeeper, the non-profit environmental watchdog organization, filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against auto processor Amports, the Benicia Port Terminal Company and oil giant Valero for allegedly discharging petroleum coke into the Carquinez Strait and the...
BK In The News: March 2, 2022
A San Francisco green group has sued Valero Refining Co. and three Bay Area port companies it accuses of unlawfully dumping petroleum coke into the water without the proper permits. San Francisco Baykeeper said in its California federal court complaint, filed Tuesday, that Amports Inc., its units...
BK In The News: March 2, 2022
Valero Refining Co. and Amports Inc. are releasing petroleum coke, also known as petcoke, from a port into northern California waters without a valid permit, an environmental group told a federal court in the state.
Amports doesn’t have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that...
BK In The News: March 2, 2022
On Thursday, plaintiff San Francisco Baykeeper filed suit against Amports, Inc APS West Coast, Benicia Port Terminal Company, and Valero Refining Company in the Northern District of California. San Francisco Baykeeper is claiming that the defendants have unlawfully discharged pollutants into public...