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This is the third year of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program to monitor benzene emissions at the fence line of 142 American refineries, to make sure the concentration of the toxic chemical in the air do not exceed 9 micrograms per cubic meter in places where people live near the plants. That concentration is about equivalent of 3 gallons worth of benzene in the 1 billion gallons of air that would fill the Superdome. It’s not considered a dangerous level for human health, but it is the “action level” the EPA set to require refineries to reduce their emissions. WWL-TV reached out to all four companies with Louisiana refineries on the list – Delek US, Shell, Chalmette Refining and Phillips 66. Chalmette and Phillips 66 responded Friday and Delek US provided a comment Saturday. ....
Officials inspect the aftermath of an oil train fire in Custer, Washington, on Dec. 24. Credit: courtesy Lummi Nation Department of Natural Resources What led to Whatcom oil-train disaster? Investigators eye equipment, tracks, even sabotage By at 7:24 pm Even though an oil train derailed and burned for hours that day, government officials and oil-industry critics alike say the Puget Sound region got lucky on December 22. The mile-long train full of fossil fuel happened to spill near two refineries with specialized firefighting brigades and far from any population centers, shorelines or salmon streams. No one was injured when the 108-car train derailed in the small town of Custer, Wash., north of Bellingham. But about one tanker carâs worth of crude oil â 29,000 gallons â was lost, either up in smoke or spilled on the ground. ....