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BP finds a new iconic American body of water to pollute

In BP Spill, Main, Oil Spill Facts, Safety, Spill Damages

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This week, folks who live near Lake Michigan got a small taste of what it’s been like to be a resident of the Gulf Coast in recent years: A leak at a BP refinery has spilled an unknown amount of oil into Lake Michigan in Indiana, with the Coast Guard on Wednesday estimating that at least nine to 18 barrels (378 to 756 gallons) of oil were spilled. The spill occurred Monday afternoon after a...

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The “Coke Brothers” trash Chicago

In Fracking, Human Interest, Main, Politics, Regulation, Safety

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It was just a couple of months ago that I was telling you about an environmental monstrosity of epic proportions — massive mountains of a toxic oil-production extract called pet coke piled up precariously on the banks of the Detroit River, blowing poison toward residents of America’s most poverty plagued city. The irony is that the company behind the mounds of coke was none other than...

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