After odiferous leak, Whiting, Indiana neighbors demand better communication from BP
While local officials in Whiting assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better.
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While local officials in Whiting assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better.
The neighbors said the leak this past Christmas made some of them sick. While local officials assure the neighbors everything is safe, they also agree communication could be better. Sara Machi reports.
A spokesperson for the refinery said crews responded and identified and isolated the leak
It also led to angry public hearings in which the public raised concerns about emissions and health risks.
Back in February, BP flared its stacks to burn off remaining fuel and avert an explosion, sending large clouds of smoke over Lake Michigan. Residents reported a stench more than 20 miles away. It led to higher gas prices.
Officers saw the skull encased in gravel.
A series of mishaps at the BP Refinery in Whiting, Indiana brought hundreds of people to the meeting. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
This came as the company's air permit is set to be renewed.
Operations resumed at the plant on Friday after power was fully restored, and all office buildings and nearby roads reopened.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports, it made people sick and prompted hundreds of 911 calls.
"Should we expect this every single time there is a small summer storm from BP? Why did this happen? Why did they not have precautions?"
Investigators said the smell originated at the BP refinery in whiting after a weather-related incident. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports, residents still have their concerns.
CBS 2's Asal Rezaei reports The Porter County Emergency Management Agency has confirmed the smell was caused by an unplanned "flaring of gases" at the Whiting, Indiana BP facility.
The 134-year-old refinery is the biggest in the Midwest, and sixth largest nationally, and has a record of pollution rule violations.
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More than 1,000 people are expected to rally outside the BP Refinery in Whiting, Indiana on Sunday.
Crews at the massive BP refinery in Northwest Indiana are mopping up after the discovery of a small amount of oil near a pipeline valve.
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Workers and management at BP have reached a tentative agreement that would end a months-long strike at the refinery in Whiting, Ind.
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A rally was held in the former company town of Marktown Park in East Chicago, over the weekend to call attention to what activists say are environmentally unsound practices used by BP in Whiting.
No new oil has been found floating in Lake Michigan or at the bottom of a cove following further inspection Sunday of the spill site near the BP Refinery in Whiting, Ind.
john Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.
The states lost out on billions in funding for after-school and summer programs, teacher training and other initiatives.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued through Tuesday for the Chicago area from wildfire smoke coming in from Canada.
john Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.
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The fire spread to at least two other buildings, including one commercial business.
john Hooker was sentenced to 18 months in prison and a fine of $500,000 in U.S. District Court on Monday, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.
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