(April 26, 2013) – “RICHMOND: Damaged part of Chevron refinery reopens for production.” KTVU Channel 2
(April 18, 2013) – ”CAP-AND-TRADE: WHO WILL BENEFIT?“ The Body Politic
(April 16, 2013) – “Environmental group offers “toxic tour” of city.” Richmond Confidential
(April 16, 2013) – “Federal investigation blames Chevron for refinery fire.” Daily Democrat
(April 4, 2013) – “RICHMOND: Repairs at refinery complete.” KTVU Channel 2
(April 3, 2013) – “LA to Take Legal Action Over Arsenic Spewing Recycling Plant.” Pacifica Evening News
(April 2, 2013) – “Groups seek probe into low-grade crude shipments to L.A. refineries.” LA Times.
(March 28, 2013) – “Chevron cuts bonus for CEO, other execs.” San Francisco Chronicle
(March 20, 2013) – “Will California’s Cap and Trade Be Fair.” The Nation
(March 8, 2013) – “Big Oil AstroTurf Subverts Clean Air and Fuel.” Wilderutopia.com
(March 1, 2013) – “Refinery safety collaborative holds first Richmond forum.” Richmond Confidential
(February 20, 2013) – “Labor and environmental groups join forces on refinery issues.” Richmond Confidential
(February 12, 2013) – “Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, Ca.” National Radio Project
(February 6, 2013) – “Environmentalists and unions band together to fight CEQA changes.” LA Times
(February 5, 2013) – “Three Government Committees Reject Current Plans to Widen 710 Between Long Beach and East LA.” LA.Streetsblog
(February 5, 2013) - “Phillips Refinery Seeks to Increase Tanker Traffic.” KQED
(February 1, 2013) – “Earnings report caps off week of mixed news for Chevron.” Richmond Confidential
(January 30, 2013) – ”RICHMOND: Chevron plans to put refinery at full production raises trust issues.” Greg Karras speaks to KTVU Channel 2 about Chevron’s long history of ignoring safety at its Richmond refinery. KTVU
(January 30, 2013) – “RICHMOND: Chevron hit with $1M OSHA fine from refinery fire.” KTVU Channel 2
(December 20, 2012) – The Morning Mix: Senior Scientist, Greg Karras, speaks about the fight to safely rebuild portions of the Richmond Chevron refinery that were damaged in the Aug. 6, 2012 fire. KPFA
(November 23, 2012) - ”Climate Change: Rising Tides, Rising Voices,” Organizer Alicia Rivera is featured in this radio documentary about the impact of climate change upon Southern California communities. Free Speech Radio News
(November 12, 2012) – Bill Gallegos speaks to Pacifica Evening News about California’s upcoming Cap and Trade program. KPFA
(November 12, 2012) – “Chevron sidesteps call for cleaner tech.” Front page of San Francisco Chronicle
(November 9, 2012) – “Chevron says it will upgrade pipes.” San Francisco Chronicle
(November 5, 2012) – “Overextended Cal OSHA challenged to keep track of Chevron refinery issues.” KTVU.com
(November 4, 2012) - “SPECIAL REPORT: KTVU investigates past complaints filed against Chevron refinery.” Senior Scientist, Greg Karras, speaks to KTVU about the Aug 6 Chevron refinery fire. KTVU Channel 2
(October 25, 2012) – “Locals React to Anti-Soda Tax Campaign in Richmond.” Richmond Community Organizer, Andres Soto speaks to KQED about the Richmond Soda Tax
(October 15, 2012) – “Chevron ignored risk in ’11, workers say.” San Francisco Chronicle. Unchecked corrosion… was responsible for another fire at the plant last year that prompted workers to complain to regulators that the company was ignoring the problem
(September 25, 2012) – “Chevron says pipe low on key protectant.“ San Francisco Chronicle
(September 24, 2012) – “Community Groups Lean on Richmond Refinery To Change Practices.” KCBS radio speaks at length with CBE Senior Scientist, Greg Karras, regarding the Chevron Richmond refinery fire investigation. Time index 14:42 begins Greg’s interview
(September 12, 2012) – “Board: Chevron failed to check bad pipe.” San Francisco Chronicle
(September 11, 2012) – “Air Quailty District hosts informative session on refinery fire.” Richmond Confidential
(September 7, 2012) – “Too few state oil refinery-safety checks.” San Francisco Chronicle
(August 27, 2012) – “Few concrete answers to the Chevron fire.“ San Francisco Chronicle
(August 24, 2012) – KTVU, Bay Area: CBE charges Chevron with knowledge of pipe corrosion issues (video). CBE senior staff researcher Greg Karras interviewed
(August 20, 2012) – CBE Richmond Organizer Andrés Soto interviewed by KCBS, San Francisco: In Richmond, Chevron Hustles To Repair Refinery, Scrub Soot (video).
(August 19, 2012) – “Refinery smoke blew past air monitors“ San Francisco Chronicle
(August 15, 2012) – “Chevron fire ignited by idling rig?” San Francisco Chronicle. Notes CBE’s role in participating in the investigation in the cause of the fire
(August 12, 2012) – CBE Richmond Organizer Andrés Soto featured in Sunday edition cover story, “Chevron’s tense relations with Richmond.” San Francisco Chronicle
(August 11, 2012) – “Metal recycling firms burgeon in state, but regulators can’t keep up.” Los Angeles Times
(August 10, 2012) – “Editorial: Chevron fire should be a wake-up call.” The Sacramento Bee
(August 10, 2012) – Greg Karras is interviewed on KPFA’s show, Up Front, regarding the Richmond Chevron refinery explosion and fire
(August 8, 2012) - “Chevron Oil Refinery Fire in Richmond, California Forces Over 900 Residents to Hospitals.” Democracy Now. CBE Organizer, Andres Soto, speaks to Amy Goodman about the Richmond refinery fire
(August 8, 2012) – “Richmond air quality safe, analysis says.“ San Francisco Chronicle. “Why is the government saying the exact opposite of what the hospital and the people are saying?” said Greg Karras, senior scientist
(August 7, 2012) – “Refinery warning worked-mostly.” San Francisco Chronicle. “It’s tantamount to a complete failure… Even for the people who got the calls, it was too late,” Andres Soto
(August 7, 2012) – “Peril in refinery’s neighborhood.” San Francisco Chronicle. Chevron again will need to explain to the community why the Richmond refinery is worth the risks that accompany it
(August 7, 2012) – CBE Richmond Organizer, Andres Soto and Senior Scientist, Greg Karras, are featured on KPFA’s morning show Up Front regarding the Chevron refinery explosion and fire
(August 7, 2012) – “Chevron Refinery Fire:“ KQED Radio speaks to CBE Senior Scientist, Greg Karras, regarding the public health and safety implications of the 8/6 Chevron Refinery explosion and fire
(July 2, 2012) – “STORYBUS TOURS: HOW THE ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS HEALTH.” Hollywood Health and Society
(June 20, 2012)- “Cap-and-trade plan upheld by Calif. court.“ San Francisco Chronicle
(May 22, 2012) – “Oakland turns cold shoulder to embattled crematory.” Oakland Tribune covers the fight by CBE and residents to ensure the community has a voice in whether a crematorium moves in to East Oakland
(May 18, 2012) – “Hard-hit Neighborhoods in L.A. Seek Zoning Protection.” Public Radio international’s show, Living On Earth, covers CBE’s Clean Up Green Up green zones proposal for LA
(May 3, 2012, CA) – “New Strategies for Environmental Justice: Green Zones.”
Long Beach Press-Telegram Op-Ed (April 25, 2012) – “LA Shows that Solar Power Isn’t Just for the Wealthy.” Bill Gallegos, CBE Executive Director, discusses building solar power for the low-income communities of LA
(April 20, 2012) – “Wow: California (Public Utilities Commission) Votes NO on Fossil Fuels.” (sustainablebusiness.com)
(March 27, 2012) – “Dirty Crude Spells Dirty Air in California.” New America Media article highlights recent study by CBE’s Greg Karras on the impacts of processing dirty crude
(January 12, 2012) – “Environmental Justice Lawsuit Targets L.A. Freeway Pollution Monitoring.” Pacifica Evening News covers lawsuit by CBE, NRDC, and others against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to track air pollution coming from busy freeways, impacting over a million residents that live nearby. Many of the affected residents are impoverished and in communities of color. Studies show that the health impacts are most damaging to children
(December 4, 2011) - Occupy L.A. and environmental protesters demonstrate downtown
(May 19, 2011) - Bill Gallegos: Cooling Dante’s Inferno. LA Weekly profiles Bill Gallegos, CBE Executive Director, as one of LA Weekly’s “Best of LA People 2011.”
(September 26, 2010) – Well-known columnist Steve Lopez of the Los Angeles Times writes about CBE organizer Alicia Rivera’s attempts to fight Prop 23 (and the refineries)!
(July 28, 2010) - Toxic Tours of Los Angeles. Huffington Post writer Anna Almendrala describes her CBE Toxic Tour of LA.
(November 2, 2009) – “Nehanda Imara, Oakland’s mother of environmental justice.” Examiner.com