Lax oversight allows U.S. refineries to pollute waterways
Photo: Creative Commons / GK tramrunner Jan 26 (Reuters) - Weak U.S. water protection rules and federal oversight has allowed dozens of U.S. oil re...
Photo: Creative Commons / GK tramrunner Jan 26 (Reuters) - Weak U.S. water protection rules and federal oversight has allowed dozens of U.S. oil refineries to dump toxic chemicals and metals into the nation's waterways, the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) said in a report released on Thursday. The report accuses the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency... read full story Photo: Industrial "backyard" East of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Together with Linden, Elizabeth is home to the Bay way Refinery, a Poconos Phillips refining facility that helps supply petroleum-based products to the New York/New Jersey area.