On June 5, @Chevron tweeted this. How do Chevron's operations stack up in response to this statement? For now, let's just look at Chevron's two largest U.S. refineries, both located in communities that are disproportionately black and poor: Pascagoula, MS and Richmond, CA./1 
Chevron's largest U.S. refinery is in Pascagoula, MS, a disproportionately black & poor community. Based on Chevron's most recent data, its Benzene releases in Pascagoula were over 50% greater than EPA "actionable" levels and the 5th highest in the nation.c/o @EnviroIntegrity /2
"Actionable” levels refer to those which should result in action taken by the company to lower releases. Benzene is a known human carcinogen. It's also measured as a "surrogate pollutant," expected to represent the release of a host of hazardous (though unmonitored) pollutants./3
Chevron's 2nd largest U.S. refinery is in Richmond, CA, a majority people of color and disproportionately black and poor community. The refinery is currently in "high priority violation" of the Clean Air Act, and has been in noncompliance for 12 out of the last 12 quarters. /4
Chevron's Richmond refinery has also been in noncompliance w/ Clean Water Act requirements for 9 out of the last 12 quarters. This means the refinery is now and has been releasing pollutants into the community beyond those permissible under both Clean Air and Clean Water Acts. /5
For those asking "is Chevron is an ally of Black Americans?" I suggest looking beyond public statements directed at those communities and rather at Chevron's day-to-day corporate actions within them. /6
As the @NAACP's Kathy Egland has warned, "One of the most duplicitous strategies of the fossil fuel industry is manipulating messaging which feigns concern for the welfare of low income and communities of color. This is a self-serving effort to maintain their wealth.” /7
