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Category: Benzene

  • Deadly Refinery Pollution in Artesia, New Mexico

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    The HollyFrontier refinery in Artesia, New Mexico has not been a good neighbor to those living in the immediate vicinity.  According to this analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project, fence line benzene levels far exceed the safe limits established by the Environmental Protection Agency.  In fact, reporting by E&E News demonstrates that this refinery has been emitting dangerous levels of benzene into the community for year all the while ignoring attempts to restrict those same emissions.  Regulators allowed HollyFrontier to continue operating despite its failure to repair leaks from aging and faulty equipment. 

    benzene is a known human carcinogen, which means it has been identified as causing cancer.  Benzene can cause a number of different types of cancer including leukemias and lymphomas.  In addition, benzene can have both chronic and acute health impacts beyond cancer.

    There is no justification for HollyFrontier’s inaction and their continued profit from the operation of this refinery in a manner that threatens the health of the surrounding public.

    Our firm has begun looking into both the acute and chronic effects caused by the largely unregulated operation of this refinery.  If you or a loved one is living in this community in Artesia and believe that your health and wellbeing have been impacted by this facility, please get in touch with one of our lawyers. 

    All of our consultations are absolutely free and there is no obligation to take any legal action. Thank you for sharing your concerns.

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    If you live in this community and are concerned about health impacts and property damage as a result of the improper handling of wastes at during the operation of this landfill, please fill out the embedded form below as part of our investigation.

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  • Benzene in Lyndhurst NJ Homes – Residences A-Q

     

     

     

     

     

    Table 36 appears to show residential sampling that was done for a number of homes, A-Q, finding high levels of benzene in the air inside these homes.   These homes are in a neighborhood that has been impacted by a former manufacturing site and clearly show a number of homes with elevated benzene levels, and more importantly levels of benzene that pose serious health risks, including the risk of cancer.  The question is whether or not these residents, were ever told that they had health risks, including leukemia and other cancers?  Once again, perhaps preventable injuries were left un-prevented, and people injured unnecessarily.

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  • Exxon Pipeline Ruptures Piping Dirty Tar Sands Oil Into Arkansas Neighborhood

    Residents in Mayflower, Arkansas spent Easter weekend fleeing the impacts of a ruptured pipeline operated by Exxon Mobil. At least 22 homes were evacuated in the Arkansas neighborhood after thousands of gallons of crude oil being transported from the Canadian tar sands. Exxon indicated that roughly 4,500 barrels, almost 200,000 gallons of oil and water were recovered with much work left to be done.

    Residents reported that the odors from the flowing crude were overpowering. Even after the bulk oil has been recovered, significant levels of benzene and other crude oil contaminants are likely to remain the soil and groundwater for years to come. Unfortunately, that means that these homes will be dealing with the impacts from this incident for many years and the question will remain whether these homes will ever be truly safe to inhabit.

    Attorneys at Nidel Law, PLLC are interested in investigating potential legal claims arising from this and other pipeline incidents and provide a free consultation to discuss these impacts. Please contact us to discuss your potential claim.

  • Nidel Law Files Case for Boy with Leukemia Exposed to Benzene

    On November 15, 2011 the family of a child cancer patient filed a Complaint against BP, Chevron, and other owners and operators of a bulk petroleum transport and storage facility near the boy’s home.

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    The plaintiff, who was born and raised within a half-mile radius of the facility, was diagnosed at age four with a specific type of childhood leukemia associated with benzene exposure.  Unbeknownst to the child’s family, the defendants had engaged in documented and illegal disposal methods of toxic chemicals, including benzene, for years.  The improper and hazardous activities included dumping toxic waste on the ground near the child’s house and contamination of a drinking water well which the child’s family used.

    The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, names some of the world’s largest oil companies, including BP, Chevron, Unocal, Transmontaigne Product Services, Gulf Oil, Louis Dreyfus Highbridge Energy, LLC, Colonial Pipeline, and Plantation Pipe Line.

    The family is represented by Chris Nidel of Nidel Law, PLLC in Washington, D.C., and Matt Harman of Harman Law LLC in Atlanta, Georgia.