3 Chicago-area oil refineries that dump toxic chemicals into Lake Michigan and other waterways are among nation’s worst polluters, study shows – Chicago Tribune/MSN

Deer graze inside the gates of the ExxonMobil Joliet refinery on the Des Plaines River. The refinery exceeded its permitted levels of pollution 40 times between 2019 and 2021, federal records show.ExxonMobil Joliet, on the Des Plaines River southwest of the city, exceeded its permitted levels of pollution 40 times between 2019 and 2021, federal records show. Neither federal nor state officials have sued ExxonMobil or fined the company for its repeated infractions.
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The Railroader
3 years ago

So let’s further constrain the fuel supply. That won’t have any negative effects, will it?

The world runs on petroleum and will continue to do so for decades.

The Trib continues to bleed customers with its activism masquerading as journalism.

#JournalismIsDead

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