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US EPA adopts rules limit oil refineries' emissions into neighborhoods
2015-09-30 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted new rules Tuesday intended to clean the air around oil refineries across the nation, including communities near six major refineries in Southern California. The rules for the first time require refineries to monitor and report levels of benzene, a cancer-causing compound, at the boundaries of their properties and to cut emissions if they are too high. The rules target about 150 oil refineries across the nation, strengthening standards on storage...
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