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- ↑ Benicia Archived June 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Bay Area Air District and CARB fine Valero Refining Co. $82 million for air quality violations". California Air Resources Board . 2024-10-31. Archived from the original on 2024-11-12. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
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