Proposal would use air quality fines against Tesoro refinery to support health initiatives

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News June 7, 2023June 5, 2023

The Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery rises on the horizon beyond the 232-acre Pacheco Marsh in Martinez on March 16, 2023. The refinery was fined $27.5 million in April related to air quality violations — money that Contra Costa County and Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials would like to see used to support public health programs. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)

Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Chair John Gioia has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), asking that at least 40 percent of the $27.5 million in fines levied against Tesoro Refining in 2023 be used for local health initiatives.

The letter was sent June 2 in partnership with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

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