Oil company poisons town; judge says it doesn’t owe its victims a penny

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By Brentin MockMay 12, 2014, 2:29 pm25 pts
This is insane: In 2007, the Citgo refinery in Corpus Christi was found liable of endangering the lives of some 800 residents when it left two gigantic oil tanks uncovered, exposing people to cancer-causing air pollutants like benzene. After Citgo was convicted of both civil and criminal violations of the Clean…

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