Lower than 40 miles north of San Francisco, town of Benicia has the quaint atmosphere of an American small city, the place a white gazebo and signal for a group crab bake mark the method to a vibrant downtown stretch of eating places, cafes and vintage outlets.
From many vantage factors, it’s straightforward to overlook town is house to an enormous 900-acre oil refinery, its imposing sprawl of stacks, holding tanks and billowing steam hidden from view. However for almost 60 years, the refinery has loomed over each side of life in Benicia, exerting outsized affect on its economic system and politics, whereas posing severe dangers to public well being.
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