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Area Oil Refineries Among Worst Water Polluters, Study Says

A nonprofit studied pollution by oil refineries and the discharge of toxic chemicals.

Aired 01/30/2023 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Area Oil Refineries Among Worst Water Polluters, Study Says

Clip: 1/30/2023 | 7m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

A nonprofit studied pollution by oil refineries and the discharge of toxic chemicals.

Oil refineries are discharging toxic pollutants into our waterways and the Great Lakes with little oversight from regulators. That’s the finding of a new report from the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonpartisan nonprofit group that advocates for enforcement of environmental law that analyzed toxic discharge data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Aired 01/30/2023 | Rating NR

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