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One Year After BP Whiting Spill into Lake Michigan: Local Groups Demand Action by Mayor Emanuel

CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—March 24, 2015. Concerned citizens of Chicago will deliver a letter to the mayor Wednesday, March 25th at 10 a.m. at City Hall in Chicago demanding a thorough public report and investigation into the BP Whiting refinery tar sands oil spill into Lake Michigan one year ago.    

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Last March the refinery spilled up to 1638 gallons of tar sands oil mixed with conventional crude into Lake Michigan, 8 miles from Chicago’s…

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