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A state lawmaker says he has a plan to drive down Michigan’s high gas prices.Senator Rick Jones says it’s time to build a new oil refinery. But not…
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By now, you’ve probably heard of Detroit’s pet coke piles.They’re a byproduct of refining Canadian tar sands oil at Detroit’s Marathon refinery, and the…
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A group of protesters blocked trucks carrying petroleum coke from accessing docks on the Detroit riverfront Monday, as part of several nationwide actions…
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Residents and business owners in Detroit are worried--and outraged--about petroleum coke piles growing on the city’s riverfront.Here's what the piles look…
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The U.S. House voted Wednesday to sidestep President Obama, and authorize the first leg of a controversial pipeline project carrying tar sands oil to the…
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An eyesore has grown on the Detroit skyline.It's a three-story pile of black petroleum coke that could cover an entire city block and it's the by-product…
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A Marathon Petroleum spokesman says no one was hurt after a fire at a refinery in Detroit.Shane Pochard tells The Associated Press the fire started…
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DETROIT (AP) - Tests by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality have found that hulking black mounds along the banks of the Detroit River in…
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DETROIT (AP) - Marathon Petroleum Corp. has bought two-thirds of the homes in an area of southwest Detroit where the oil company is carrying out a $2.2…
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Large piles of petroleum coke along the Detroit River have sparked concern from citizens and environmental groups.The “petcoke” is a byproduct of the…