Tag: petcoke
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Nurses Join the Fight Against Toxic Petcoke Piles in Chicago
The nurses union has joined local residents’ fight to get petcoke transportation and storage banned in Chicago…
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Chicago’s Proposed Petcoke Regulations Full of Loopholes
By Kari Lydersen Chicago elected officials have vowed to crack down on the growing piles of petcoke stored by a subsidiary of Koch Industries and another company along the Calumet River on the city’s far southeast side. But at a public hearing Monday night, local residents made clear that they don’t trust the City Council or Mayor…
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Keystone XL’s Petcoke Byproduct Could Single Handedly Wreck the Climate
There are many reasons that the Keystone XL pipeline will clearly exacerbate the problem of climate pollution … but one that is often overlooked (at our peril) is the problem of petroleum coke a.k.a. “petcoke.” Petcoke is a refining byproduct of …