by admin | Sep 30, 2002 | Uncategorized
The following article appeared on the Rebuild America newsletter (http://www.rebuild.org/news/newsdetail.asp?NewsID=1310): Rebuild America is a program of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that focuses on energy-savings solutions as community solutions. Rebuild...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
The following article appeared in the September 9, 2002, edition of Nation”s Weekly, a weekly publication of the National League of Cities. What is Richmond”s image? What instant impression jumps into the minds of people in other parts of the Bay Area when...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
The public will have a chance to review and make suggestions about a draft work plan to evaluate safety at a chemical plant in the East Bay that has been the scene of a series of recent accidents. MRS Environmental Company will present its plan for a safety evaluation...
by admin | Sep 28, 2002 | Uncategorized
On September 23, 2002, I received (as did other City Council members) the following email letter from Jim Worden of Owens Corning: September 23, 2002 The Honorable Thomas K. Butt 2600 Barrett Avenue Richmond, CA 94804 Dear Mr. Butt, Thank you for taking your time to...
by admin | Sep 26, 2002 | Uncategorized
The city manager was called by Jeff Kanzen, environmental manager for General Chemical at 11:40 a.m. today. He stated that General Chemical had a chemical release lasting 10 minutes consisting of sulfur trioxide. Sulfur trioxide (also called “sulfuric...
