petroleum refineries

Top Tweets
wind turbines lined up in a green field
Palm trees bending in the wind
Coal power plant with emissions rising from towers
Liquid Natural Gas tanker
Five Texas refineries exceeded EPA limit on benzene emissions
Roy Luck/Flickr

Five Texas refineries exceeded EPA limit on benzene emissions, report says

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.
Environmental groups file federal lawsuit over air pollution from industrial flares

Environmental groups file federal lawsuit over air pollution from industrial flares

A coalition of ten environmental organizations is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to reduce toxic air pollution from petrochemical plants, gas processing facilities, landfills, and other large industrial sites.

Scott Pruitt’s ethics violations haven’t stopped his rollbacks
www.hcn.org

Scott Pruitt’s ethics violations haven’t stopped his rollbacks

Beleagured by investigations, the EPA chief continues to unravel protections.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
MOST POPULAR
CLIMATE