Piles of Petcoke and Coal Worry Residents in Southeast Chicago

4,170 views · Published 15 October 2013 · 2:54 · Indexed 29 October 2026

Channel: NRDC · 2013 · Film & Animation

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Midwest companies are refining more Canadian tar sands oil and producing more toxic petcoke waste, imposing greater burdens on communities that are already home to huge piles of coal, such as Chicago's Southeast side. NRDC is coordinating with the Southeast Environmental Taskforce on the issue in Chicago.

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