Articles tagged as: Oil
March 20, 2024
BP oil refinery in Indiana resumes normal operations weeks after power outage, temporary shutdown
BP spokesperson Christina Audisho said Tuesday that “the Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations" at the site along Lake Michigan some 15 miles southeast of Chicago.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2023
Indiana makes a dent in plugging abandoned oil, gas wells due to federal grant
These are old wells that could be leaking oil, natural gas, or salt water into the environment potentially polluting public drinking water supplies, harming livestock, and impeding agriculture and other land uses.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2023
Report: EPA needs to ensure CountryMark, other oil refineries control cancer-causing pollution
Oil refineries emit benzene a chemical that can cause cancer and other health problems. From 2018 to 2021, 25 oil refineries in the U.S. had high levels of benzene at their fence lines for more than two weeks after the plants should have taken action to lower them.
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