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For sale: The East Coast’s biggest oil refinery | Grist

“While it’s difficult to link any particular health condition directly to the refinery, its emissions contained known carcinogens and respiratory irritants. Philadelphia County has a high rate of cancer incidence and death compared to the rest of the state, and the city continually ranks among the top 10 most challenging cities to live in for …

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Sierra Club: Toxic Tragedy: Andrew Wheeler Has Betrayed Congress and Shamelessly Cooked the Books to Help Coal Barons

Toxic Tragedy: Andrew Wheeler Has Betrayed Congress and Shamelessly Cooked the Books to Help Coal Barons Andrew Wheeler, acting Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has proposed that the EPA ignore the public health benefits provided by the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS). Wheeler arbitrarily decreed the harms posed by mercury and other …

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