U.S. Oil Refineries Expose Communities to Cancer-Causing Benzene, Report Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesMay 13, 2022, 6:17 pm59 pts
Last year, a dozen oil refineries in the U.S. exceeded the federal maximum level for average emissions of the highly toxic carcinogen benzene, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP). Five of the refineries were in Texas, four in Louisiana, one in Indiana, one in Pennsylvania and…

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