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Piles of tar-sands waste in Chicago are pissing people off

2013-11-19 23:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Clouds of coal dust and petroleum coke, a waste product from the refining of tar-sands oil, have been enveloping neighborhoods on Chicago`s southeast side. Federal, state, and city officials are finally moving to temper the dangerous air pollution. The villains: KCBX Terminals (a division of Koch Industries) and Beemsterboer Slag Co. The villainous acts: The companies own three terminals along the Calamut River that are storing huge piles of coal and petroleum coke, aka petcoke, which is coming...

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