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East Bay school temporarily moving classes due to toxic chemical

Aug 4

New Bay Area study shows rain gardens can filter out toxic pollution

Jul 18

Richmond's Kennedy High School set to reopen after toxic gas scare

Traces of the toxic chemical PCE were found in five of six soil samples from the Kennedy High School campus earlier this summer, but indoor and outdoor air samples taken last week show that PCE is not in the air, in most campus locations.

Aug 15

Hospitals brace for delays after Tracy medical supply facility fire

Jun 19

Cleanup at Tracy Medline fire transitions to new phase

Jun 18

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 6

2 dead, 9 remain missing in chemical tank rupture

May 28

1 dead, 9 missing in chemical tank implosion at WA state mill

May 27

50K under evacuation in CA over chemical tank explosion threat

May 25

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Richmond's Kennedy High School set to reopen after toxic gas scare

Aug 14

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East Bay school temporarily moving classes due to toxic chemical

Aug 4

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New Bay Area study shows rain gardens can filter out toxic pollution

Jul 18

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Hospitals brace for delays after Tracy medical supply facility fire

Jun 19

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Cleanup at Tracy Medline fire transitions to new phase

Jun 18

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Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 10

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Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 6

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Newsom declares toxic chemical leak state of emergency, makes additional shelter sites available

May 23

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What is methyl methacrylate? Chemical leaking from California tank that could soon explode

The toxic chemical inside the large storage tank that was leaking in California is methyl methacrylate, or MMA.

May 25

Newsom declares toxic chemical leak state of emergency in Orange Co., adds shelter sites to help

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Orange County amid ongoing efforts to stabilize a damaged chemical tank at a facility in Garden Grove.

May 23

Evacuation orders issued in California city over chemical tank: 'It fails or it blows up'

Officials said Friday there is no active gas leak or plume, but that the tank is "actively in crisis" and is unable to be "secured."

May 23

'Dirty Dozen' produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including 'forever chemicals'

Leafy greens such as spinach and perennial kid favorites such as strawberries and grapes held the highest levels of potentially harmful pesticide residues based on government tests.

Mar 24

4 hospitalized, including FedEx employees, following hazardous material exposure in Concord

Two FedEx employees and two firefighters are hospitalized after being exposed to a hazardous material in Concord on Monday, fire officials said.

Mar 24