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Denver oil refinery workers being tested for contamination
January 7, 2012 10:56 AM
DENVER (AP) - The Denver Post is reporting that nearly 500 oil refinery workers for Suncor Energy have had their blood tested for benzene after health officials found petroleum dissolved in groundwater under a Denver-area refinery. The newspaper says that it's unknown how long drinking water at the refinery has... more » -
Pipeline leak pollutes major Michigan river
July 28, 2010 8:56 AM
Crews were working Tuesday to contain and clean up more than 800,000 gallons of oil that poured into a creek and flowed into the Kalamazoo River in southern Michigan, coating birds and fish. Authorities in Battle Creek and Emmett Township warned residents about the strong odor from the oil,... more » -
Town welcomed drilling, now fears pollution
January 14, 2010 10:30 AM
Like thousands of other Texans living atop one of the country's most productive natural gas fields, folks in this tiny town were giddy when drillers started offering up the fat checks. The mayor likened it to the Gold Rush, and many of the 200 residents of a town that... more »
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