Economic Development Board OKs effort to secure $500K for more Industrial Park surveys The Economic Development Board on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the city’s pursuit of a $500,000 Community Sustainability Grant that would provide money to conduct additional surveys of Benicia Industrial Park businesses. The grant also would allow the city to offer the businesses grants […]
Refinery flaring ‘a safety process’
Air Board: Flames actually ‘best possible alternative’ Flaring periodically occurs at all major refineries, and Valero Benicia Refinery is no exception. But as regular as the occurrence may be, the sight of flames coming from the top of smokestacks sometimes alarms residents. Flames from a Valero Benicia Refinery unit could be seen for miles Tuesday […]