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Advocacy group hosts training seminars on planned BP air monitors
by Lauri Harvey Keagle, nwitimes.com
April 30th, 2013
GCM teaching residents living near BP's Whiting Refinery in Indiana how to read air quality monitors.

Keystone XL isn’t the only target of D.C. climate protests
by Kari Lydersen, Midwest Enery News
February 15th, 2013
Thousands of people from across the nation in a protest Sunday calling on President Obama to take action on climate change.

East Bay Delegation of ‘Tar Sands Refinery Neighbor Collaborative’
On Sunday, February 17, six Environmental Justice activists who live adjacent to tar sands oil refineries in Whiting, IN, Detroit, MI, Houston, TX and Richmond, CA will travel to Washington D.C. to join a massive rally calling on President Obama to move American Forward on Climate and reject the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

Community groups sue EPA over oil refinery pollution
by Sue Sturgis, The Institute for Southern Studies
October 2nd, 2012
A coalition of community organizations has filed a citizen lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency seeking stricter limits on air pollution from oil refineries.

Report: Health of U.S. Refinery Communities At Risk from Tar Sands
September 18th, 2012
Communities living next to tar sands oil refineries suffer from more intense sulfur dioxide pollution because of the extremely high sulfur content of tar sands refinery feed stocks, according to a new report by ForestEthics, an environmental organization.

Flash Fire at BP Refinery uncovers loopholes in its safety guidelines
by Aubrey Chang, The Industry Leaders Magazine
August 16th, 2012
A flash fire which occurred late on Tuesday not only managed to cause considerable amount of damage to property but was also responsible for injuring three contractors caught within the radius of its effect.

Indiana: Neighbors of Indiana refinery to receive real-time pollution information
by Kari Lydersen, Mid West Energy News
July 17th, 2012
For the past few years neighbors of the BP Whiting have watched the already-sprawling facility expand its footprint with new equipment to process tar sands oil from Alberta.

Indiana: BP to process Canadian oil sands crude at a cost
by Erwin Seba, Reuters
May 23rd, 2012
BP PLC said it will spend $400-million (U.S.) to install pollution controls at its giant Whiting, Indiana refinery to allow it to process heavy crude oil from Canada, in a deal with U.S. and state regulators.

Indiana: BP Agrees to Precedent-setting Settlement Over Whiting Refinery Pollution Permits
More restrictive permit, millions more invested in pollution controls and new monitors will offer neighboring communities added protection

INDIANA: Community Is Torn Over Expansion of Oil Refinery
by Kari Lydersen, The New York Times
September 15th, 2011
Steve Kozel was 7 in August 1955 when the Standard Oil refinery near his family’s Whiting, Ind., home was badly damaged by a huge explosion and fire. His father, who worked at the nearby Sinclair oil refinery, had been planning to buy a house in Whiting.

INDIANA: Champion of Environment, A Quiet Hero
by Margaret Ramirez, Chicago Tribune
January 16th, 2011
Hazel M. Johnson, 1935-2011. South Side activist known as mother of environmental justice movement.

INDIANA: BP leak officially 'threat to health'
September 17th, 2010
EPA labels oil spill from Tar Sands refinery a threat to human health.

WHITING, IN: Gulf oil spill may impact BP's refinery expansion project in Whiting
June 18th, 2010
Some unions indicate that work has slowed down since the oil spill began.

WHITING, IN: BP oil refinery expansion raising concerns about safety of Great Lakes
May 25th, 2010
Halfway through a project to expand its oil refinery in Indiana, BP is coming under increasing fire for the potential environmental impacts on the Great Lakes.

Why We Need Green Jobs-A forum sponsored by Calumet Project-Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 5:00 PM
January 11th, 2010
Join us for an important discussion about putting Northwest Indiana back to work and protecting the environment

WHITING, IN: EPA Blocks Air Permit for BP Refinery Expansion
October 20th, 2009
EPA raises questions about increased emissions from tars sands crude.

WHITING, IN: Residents 17 times more likely to develop disease as national average
June 24th, 2009
What if you found out that your neighborhood had one of the highest cancer rates in the country?

WHITING, IN: BP seeks to allay benzene concerns
June 21st, 2009
BP estimates up to 22 pounds of benzene per day over a 6 year period could have been emitted into the air.

Residents to file suit over BP air pollution: The groups are against refining tar sands...
June 5th, 2009
The legal notice comes after EPA announced Tuesday that BP emitted benzene without proper pollution controls at its treatment plant for nearly six years.

WHITING, IN: BP Cited For High Benzene Release
June 3rd, 2009
For nearly six years, BP's Whiting, IN refinery emitted cancer-causing benzene at its wastewater treatment plant without proper air pollution control equipment, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. BP says there's no evidence that humans or the environment were harmed, but the company could face a penalty of up to $37,500 per day for the violations, which took place between 2003 and 2008.

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