Whistleblower Sets Off Probe Into Illegal Discharge Of Petcoke At Port Of Benicia

BENICIA (KPIX) – An environmental watchdog claims it caught a polluter on camera in the act of repeatedly discharging a petroleum byproduct illegally into the bay at the Port of Benicia. The port of Benicia, owned by Amports, mostly exports cars. But it also stores and exports petroleum coke, a byproduct of the oil refining industry. Neighbors have been complaining about breathing toxic dust from ‘petcoke’ for years. Now they say they finally have proof there’s a serious problem.