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19 Apr

Canada, Chemical Valley, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Ontario

May 3, 2024
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The Aamjiwnaang First Nation encompasses more than 3000 acres with one side to the St. Clair River and the other three sides with petroleum refineries. There ...

19 Apr

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Canada, Alberta Oil Sands

April 20, 2024
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The Alberta oil sands in western Canada, a large oil mining region, are in the homeland of the Dene, Cree, and Metis People in Treaty 8 territory. Visible...

21 Aug

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United States, Pennsylvania

September 23, 2023
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Southwestern Pennsylvania is home to both the largest producing underground coal mine in North America and over three thousand fracked gas drilling and midstre...

21 Aug

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United States, Ohio

September 23, 2023
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In Eastern Ohio, residents are organizing to try to stop the petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River. An ethane cracker has been proposed by PTT Global Che...

21 Aug

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United States, Louisiana

August 23, 2024
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“Cancer Alley” (or “Death Alley”) refers to a stretch of River Parishes between the cities of Baton Rouge and New Orleans, Louisiana, which contains more than ...

18 Aug

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United States, Texas Port Arthur

September 23, 2023
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Port Arthur is home to the United States’ largest refinery, to numerous other Petrochemical facilities, as well as tank farms, railroad lines, and shipping fac...

18 Aug

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United States, Texas Corpus Christi

September 23, 2023
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Corpus Christi is in danger of heavy oil industry take over. It is home to the biggest petrochemical cracker plant in the world. Industry needs lots of wate...

18 Aug

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United States, California

September 23, 2023
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In Southern California, in Wilmington, Carson, and West Long Beach, which are situated on the ancestral homelands of the Tongva people, communities are forced ...