March 9, 2010: A power outage at the Wilmington Tesoro refinery results in a flaring event that exposes near by residents to additional emissions.

Unlike the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) will not share air monitoring information when it comes to emissions from refinery flares. However, thanks to CBE’s public information request, the data acquired from the SCAQMD reveals a massive amount of air pollution caused by refinery flares in 2012.

For near by residents, such pollution contributes to chronic and serious illness such as asthma, cancer, etc. Clearly, stronger regulations are needed. Read our fact sheet for details. For ground level reporting visit the Wilmington Wire.

Sulfur Dioxide Releases in 2012

Major Flaring Events for 2012

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