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A report by the federal environmental agency’s internal watchdog found that EPA is failing to enforce its own pollution limits for the known carcinogen at many refineries — including some in Texas.

The EPA’s benzene monitoring and control program has failed to rein in the worst offenders.

The EPA must do a better job ensuring oil refineries that exceed emissions limits for benzene, the agency’s inspector general found.

A report by the federal environmental agency’s internal watchdog found that EPA is failing to enforce its own pollution limits for the known carcinogen at many refineries — including some in Texas.

An internal watchdog is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step up its actions to address emissions of cancer-causing benzene, saying that oil refineries have been releasing unsafe levels of the substance. The EPA has classified benzene — which can come from burning coal and oil— as a known human carcinogen. Refineries turn…

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Under President Joe Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency has closed fewer civil cases against polluters than any administration in the last two decades and has overseen a drop in criminal investigations of environmental crimes. David Uhlmann hopes to change that. Uhlmann, 60, begins a new job this week as the agency’s top cop. An expert on environmental law, Uhlmann is leading the EPA unit that holds companies and individuals accountable for fouling drinking water, dumping hazardous...

The head of the unit that investigates environmental crimes is promising to “hold polluters accountable.”

The international premiere of Beaches the Musical as the final show of Theatre Calgary's upcoming 2023-24 season. Find out whats new about this newest version of the musical, which had previous runs in DC and Chicago.

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