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Injured worker files lawsuit against Marathon Petroleum refinery and we know much more about the worker killed there
Read full article: Injured worker files lawsuit against Marathon Petroleum refinery and we know much more about the worker killed thereA lawsuit has been filed a day after the deadly fire at the Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City.
Identity released of man who died after fire at Marathon facility in Texas City
Read full article: Identity released of man who died after fire at Marathon facility in Texas CityScott Higgins, 55, of Deer Park, Texas was identified as the victim. On Tuesday, another worker, who said he suffered second- and-third degree burns in the fire filed a lawsuit against the Marathon Petroleum refinery.
Five Texas refineries polluted above federal limit on cancer-causing benzene last year, report found
Read full article: Five Texas refineries polluted above federal limit on cancer-causing benzene last year, report foundBenzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.
Crude oil leak at Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City prompts road closures, cleanup, officials say
Read full article: Crude oil leak at Marathon Petroleum refinery in Texas City prompts road closures, cleanup, officials sayA crude oil leak at the Marathon Petroleum ‘s Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City prompted road closures in the area Wednesday, officials said.