Cases / Oil spill · United States · date not stated
Chevron owns Richmond's 'local news' site, which carries no leak reporting
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
NPR/Floodlight reported that Chevron owns the Richmond Standard, a 'local news' site. The stake for nature is whether residents get independent reporting on pollution from the company's refinery.
What?
Chevron owns the Richmond Standard, a 'local news' site, and the report found no leak coverage on it. NPR / Floodlight (via KQED)
Where?
Richmond, United States NPR / Floodlight (via KQED)
When?
Report published March 2024 (NPR / Floodlight, via KQED) NPR / Floodlight (via KQED)
Who?
Gained
- Chevron — owns the Richmond Standard news site NPR / Floodlight (via KQED)
Lost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Ownership of a news site that presents itself as local news. NPR / Floodlight (via KQED)
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
NPR/Floodlight reported in March 2024 that Chevron owns the Richmond Standard, a 'local news' site.
The report found no leak coverage on the site.
The report's headline says many stories are not told.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say how many stories the site has published or how many mention Chevron.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not say who edits the site or what editorial control Chevron holds.
- None on record The sources reviewed contain no response from Chevron or the Richmond Standard.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Chevron owns this city's news site. Many stories aren't toldNPR / Floodlight (via KQED) · March 2024
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