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Chicago’s Petcoke Problem: City Council Ordinance Moves in the Right Direction

More Work to Be Done to Live Up to Mayor Emanuel’s Strong Words

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2014 – Chicago’s City Council today prohibited more oil refining waste storage sites from blighting the city’s neighborhoods, air and waterways with the passage of an ordinance aimed at banning new coal and petroleum coke (petcoke) operations. The ordinance is a step in the right direction, but it will not rid Southeast Side residents of the petcoke piles that continue…

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