Tag: oil refinery
US oil refineries expose communities to cancer-causing benzene, report finds
Self-reported data showed that last year the highest average net benzene levels were produced by a refinery owned by Marathon Petroleum in Texas City, Texas.
US oil companies set to reap up to $126 billion in...
"There's a simple way to stop this profiteering: put a tax on the excess profits oil companies are making because of this crisis."
A leaking oil refinery on St. Croix gives Biden his first...
This is a perfect chance for President Biden to show the country and the world just how serious he is about environmental justice.
Massive fire erupts at Indonesian oil refinery
“The cause of the fire is not known with certainty, but at the time of the incident, it was raining heavily accompanied by lightning.”
Oil refineries face shutdowns as demand collapses
In other words, facing a mounting glut and no ability to lower output further, some refineries may simply need to shut down entirely.
Mexico is letting an oil company destroy protected mangroves for an...
Satellite images posted on Quartz show the cleared land to accommodate the construction.
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Forget the DC swamp—here’s a gripping documentary about the most courageous, legendary clean water...
We’re talking seriously impactful breakthroughs, per this Inside Climate News report, as Diane and local citizen scientists now oversee a $50 (FIFTY!) million settlement—the largest clean water EPA penalty ever.
Israel and the United States are merging their military. Here’s why.
"From aid to partnership," the U.S. and Israel are set to become even more united in genocide.
Baby we can bomb Iran
A re-cast version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”
Colombia adopts nationwide framework to fight illegal deforestation through cattle traceability
The new law will trace cattle from ranch to supermarket in an effort for government agencies and companies to monitor deforestation databases that will cross-reference land tenure and cattle ownership.
Moderate Democrats: Splitting the party in two
This is the most important midterm election in American history. If the Democratic Party leadership splits the party and the Republicans win, Democrats will go the way of the Whig and the Tory.