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• Cancer-Causing Benzene Air Pollution Was Cut in Half During 2023: Report

  May 21, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  A new report finds more oil refineries are reducing benzene air pollution emissions to meet with new EPA rules and enforcement measures.

• Oil and Gas Extraction Workers Face “Disproportionate” Risk of Work-Place Injuries: CDC

  February 13, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  A CDC study reveals oil and gas workers, particularly contractors, face disproportionately high risks of work-related injuries, often resulting in hospitalization or lost limbs.

• EPA Failed to Enforce Benzene Limits on Oil Industry: OIG Report

  September 11, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  An internal review found that the EPA's regulation of benzene emissions from oil refineries are insufficient, and that the agency failed to enforce them even when the health of nearby communities were threatened.