Author name: Francine Pimentel, formerly Farrell

New study catalogs water pollutants released by Bay Area oil refineries

By Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, January 27, 2023 “From 2019 through 2021, the [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)] recorded 27 instances when the Richmond facility reported dumping unpermitted amounts of regulated substances into San Pablo Bay, researchers with national nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found. None of those violations resulted in official enforcement actions or financial […]

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New $6.7 billion price tag makes Caltrain’s SF extension among costliest in the world

By Eliyahu Kamisher, The Mercury News, January 23, 2023 “Preparations for the final 1.3-mile leg — pushing trains to the city’s Salesforce Tower — are finally picking up speed after decades of on-and-off planning. But there’s one major hurdle: a new $6.7 billion price tag. “At $5.15 billion per mile of new track, the Caltrain

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