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Flaring, smoke reported at Richmond Chevron refinery

Chevron's Richmond refinery flared again Saturday afternoon, the third time in May, sending a plume of smoke into the air. Chevron said on social media around 3 p.m. that it was working to stop the flaring, but that no emergency response was needed. The fuel company had acknowledged flaring just over a week earlier, on May 22, and alsor on May 5. The facility has an extended history of flaring. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which regulates air quality in the region, reached a settlement with Chevron and the PBF Energy-owned Martinez Refining Co. last year in which Chevron agreed to pay millions of dollars to the district's air quality fund, as well as $20 million more for alleged compliance violations at its refinery. Chevron and PBF Energy also agreed to drop their opposition to a new air district rule requiring the companies to lower their emissions. The city of Richmond also approved a $550 million settlement with Chevron last year in return for canceling a ballot measure that would have taxed the company's refinery.