Explore podcasts from the Listening Project on the environmental fight in the refinery port city of Richmond, CA. From Chevron refinery’s toxic pollutants and the cleaning up of hazardous materials – from the former Zeneca site to the fight over the Point Molate shoreline, environmental concerns have shaped politics and conversations in Richmond for decades.

These stories from community members about their hardships caused by the pollution, mainly of Chevron refinery operations, are tragic yet courageous. As you will hear the resilience of the Richmond community is astounding.

These podcasts explore the issues of a city where breathing the air could take years off your life and what solutions have to happen for environmental justice to be a reality. The Listening Project is a community podcast of the Richmond Progressive Alliance.

EPOSODES:

8 Listening Project podcast: “Union Proud” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

7 Listening Project podcast: “Buying Us Out” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

6 Listening Project podcast: “Polluting Politics” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

5 Listening Project podcast: “Asthma Club” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

4 Listening Project podcast: “Silent Killer” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

3 Listening Project podcast in Spanish: “Chevron en la Comunidad” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

2 Listening Project podcast: “At Our Expense” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

1 Listening Project podcast: “Lay of the Land” from the oil refinery port city of Richmond, CA

The mission of the Listening Project from their website:


In support of a transition away from fossil fuels in the City of Richmond, the Richmond Progressive Alliance (the RPA) began a community-engagement process called The Listening Project. The goal of the Listening Project is to better understand the concerns and needs of Richmond communities that have historically suffered the greatest harm from generations of fossil fuel operations in our City. To do this, we surveyed and listened to our community about the climate crisis. We created the Listening Project Podcast to share our stories to amplify our voices. It is important that we continue to hear our community, center our needs, and build people power!