Fig green fight to contain a threat. We are introduced to richmond california. There was a big boom. And i got scared. I got really scared. Then i saw the fire, a big fireball go up in the air. We took off running into the house. On august 6, 2012, Courtney Cummings and her family were in her front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery, six blocks away. The smoke and fall out sent more than 16,000 residents to area hospitals with respiratory problems. Investigators later discovered a severe pipe corrosion caused a rupture that sparked a blaze and chevrons inspectors warned the company to replace the ageing pipes. Richmond lies across the bay from san franciscos glittering info tech boom, a city yoked by heavy industry. Where the petrochemical containers are hard to mix. Its a Battle Ground between an industry and a crusading mayor. Gail is the mayor, elected in 2004 as a green party member. Shes upended politics as usual by confronting chevron head on. Its a case of
Threat. We are introduced to richmond california. There was a big boom. And i got scared. I got really scared. Then i saw the fire, a big fireball go up in the air. House. On august 6, 2012, Courtney Cummings and her family were in her front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery, six blocks away. The smoke and fall out sent more than 16,000 residents to area hospitals with respiratory problems. Investigators later discovered a severe pipe corrosion caused a rupture that sparked a blaze and chevrons inspectors warned the company to replace the ageing pipes. Richmond lies across the bay from san franciscos glittering info tech boom, a city yoked by heavy industry. Where the petrochemical containers are hard to mix. Its a Battle Ground between an industry and a crusading mayor. Gail is the mayor, elected in 2004 as a green party member. Shes upended politics as usual by confronting chevron head on. Its a case of environmental injustice, environmental racism. We see how
Threat. We are introduced to richmond california. There was a big boom. And i got scared. I got really scared. Then i saw the fire, a big fireball go up in the air. House. On august 6, 2012, Courtney Cummings and her family were in her front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery, six blocks away. The smoke and fall out sent more than 16,000 residents to area hospitals with respiratory problems. Investigators later discovered a severe pipe corrosion caused a rupture that sparked a blaze and chevrons inspectors warned the company to replace the ageing pipes. Richmond lies across the bay from san franciscos glittering info tech boom, a city yoked by heavy industry. Where the petrochemical containers are hard to mix. Its a Battle Ground between an industry and a crusading mayor. Gail is the mayor, elected in 2004 as a green party member. Shes upended politics as usual by confronting chevron head on. Its a case of environmental injustice, environmental racism. We see how
At least now being discussed with russia now involved, with the vote in congress put off at least for now, the president will use this air time tonight to remind people of the stakes. Why the use of chemical weapons is different, why it cant be tolerated around the world, why syria in his words, needs to be held accountable and what a limited u. S. Military strikes means. This has sparked a huge public debate. Were having our own town meeting in real time tonight as the president speaks and it all goes back to two words of his choosing. Red line. That is the line the president said syria should not cross. Tonight, we get to hear about the consequences as he comes down to hall to the podium to address the nation. My fellow americans, tonight, i want to talk to you about syria. Why it matters and where we go from here. Over the past two years, what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of Bashar Al Assad has turned into a brutal civil war. Over a hundred th
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill, House Bill 5018, that would bar community air monitoring data from being used in third-party lawsuits or by the state Department of Environmental Protection to issue penalties. HB 5018 has drawn overwhelming opposition from community and environmental advocates who call it a pro-polluter bill.