Richmond City Council places Chevron tax on November ballot
RICHMOND — Richmond voters will get to decide whether to force Chevron to pay more in taxes after the City Council on Tuesday night unanimously agreed to place a refinery …
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Chevron tax could be heading to Richmond ballot this November
RICHMOND — The Richmond City Council on Tuesday evening is expected to place a tax on oil refining businesses on the November ballot, an initiative that would target the Chevron …
2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in June
Warren Buffett has always been a contrarian investor. His company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B), routinely buys stocks of companies in unloved industries or out-of-the-way locations. Take, for example, Berkshire’s …
Lawmakers hope to use this emerging climate science to charge oil companies for disasters
Alex Brown | Stateline.org (TNS) A fast-emerging field of climate research is helping scientists pinpoint just how many dollars from a natural disaster can be tied to the historic emissions …
After a long slog, climate change lawsuits will finally put Big Oil on trial
By Alex Brown, Stateline.org After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages …
East Bay refineries agree to $20 million in fines for hundreds of violations
After years of litigation, two major Bay Area refineries have agreed to drop their lawsuits against the regional air quality management district and come into compliance with one of the …
SF’s Foreign Cinema paid over $230K for violating health care mandate
San Francisco restaurant Foreign Cinema agreed to pay over $220,000 in restitution to workers, along with fines, for failing to meet the city’s expenditure requirement on health care. Blair Heagerty / SFGATE …
US producing more oil than any country in history
By Matt Egan | CNN As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans …
Flaring at Richmond refinery triggers alert Monday afternoon
RICHMOND – A large plume of black smoke was visible for miles in the Bay Area on Monday afternoon after flaring was reported at the Chevron refinery in Richmond. The …
Human remains found in Northern California forest near abandoned truck
The missing man was last seen at this Chevron gas station in Willows, Calif. Google Street View Human remains were found in a Northern California forest near an abandoned pickup …