RICHMOND, Calif. A new report says the Chevron refinery in Richmond is the only refinery in the Bay Area to show an increase in a procedure called flaring since new clean air rules went in effect nearly two years ago.
In June of 2005 the new rules were put in place requiring a cutback in the number of flaring episodes at refineries.
But according to a report prepared by an environmental group, since the stricter regulations went into effect the number of flaring episodes at the Chevron plant increased by 80 percent, when compared to the 18 months before they were in effect.