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Weeks after the disaster, as PES filed for bankruptcy and wound down operations, another air monitor quietly registered the same sky-high reading for benzene. nbcnews.com/science/enviro… (2/8)
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PES is just one of a dozen refineries across the country that have consistently exceeded the EPA's "action level" of 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air, according to data compiled by a watchdog group. (4/8)
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"It's a classic environmental justice issue." nbcnews.com/science/enviro… (8/8) #NBCNewsThreads