Bay Area air regulators are set to vote on a proposal that would dramatically reduce the amount of pollution oil refineries are allowed to spew into the air.
But Chevron and PBF Energy — with refineries in Richmond and Martinez, respectively — have both complained about the cost of installing "wet gas scrubbers."
Even though the anti-pollution devices would apparently cost hundreds of millions of dollars, corporations complaining about financial pain is a tough sell in light of the health impacts communities surrounding the refineries have been suffering for too long.