Wednesday, November 11, 2026

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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The real Dem bombshell – the new coalition’s breakthrough fusion of agendas and values

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A Global Atomic War (Just in Slow Motion)

“The equivalent of a global atomic war has indeed broken out on this planet, just in slow motion.”