Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

Contra Costa health officials say strong winds likely helped push some of the chemicals away from neighborhoods. Martinez residents however, are kept wondering if living in the city is worth it amid ...

The Bay Area Air District began getting complaints about an odor coming from the Martinez Refinery Company hours before a fire started earlier this month. In an incident report ...

Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...

The familiar, water-dropping aircraft are leased by the fire department from Quebec each year to help fend off California ...

Ten days after the refinery fire in Martinez, Contra Costa Health says that cancer-causing chemicals were among the chemicals involved.

Contra Costa County says a range of harmful chemicals were released, including some that pose risks for cancer and ...

“Flares are an essential part of a refinery’s integrated, engineered safety systems, which are designed to safely manage excess gases and pressure through efficient, effective combustion,” the news ...

An explosive fire that ignited at a Martinez oil refinery and triggered shelter-in-place warnings spewed cancer-causing ...

PBF Energy's 157,000 b/d Martinez refinery in Northern California remained offline Wednesday following a Feb. 1 fire that injured six workers, a company spokesman said on Wednesday. All of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has long railed against the U.S. government, saying a crushing number of federal investigations ...