Closed Philadelphia refinery continues to leak toxic fumes

摘要

The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery continued to emit concentrations of benzene far above EPA's limit forthe carcinogenic gas even half a year after a June 2019 catastrophic fire shut down the 150-year-old oilprocessing facility, newly released data shows.The previously unreported benzene data, posted online by EPA last week, raises fresh questions about what theprivate equity-owned company and regulators are doing to protect people who live near the PES refinery fromdecommissioning activities and legacy pollution, environmental experts and activists say.