September 14, 2012, 12:05 AM
Six air monitoring stations that Chevron agreed to install at its Richmond refinery in 2010 were not put in place, which might have slowed warnings about the danger of pollutants released during the refinery’s disastrous August fire, city officials and air quality regulators say. The...
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July 16, 2012, 12:05 AM
Alameda is preparing to replace one of its fire stations, even though the city does not know how it will pay for the new building. Officials are moving forward with the project while sorting through conflicting reports about the appropriate level of fire service for the city. The reports have...
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October 29, 2010, 12:05 AM
Flame-retardant chemicals in clothing, foam and electronics are harmful to people’s health and may not do much to prevent fires. At least that’s what 145 scientists say about many commonly used chemicals that are sprayed on or mixed into consumer goods. They published the first-...
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