Chemical Valley
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Ontario suspends chemical plant approval over benzene emissionsEnvironment Ministry has ordered a petrochemical facility in Sarnia to suspend its production operations after high benzene emissions, first flagged by a neighbouring First Nation.CanadaMay 2
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Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levelsAamjiwnaang First Nation, in southwestern Ontario., has declared a state of emergency after a significant spike in the cancer-causing substance benzeneEnvironmentApr 25
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High benzene levels detected near Ontario First Nation for weeks, residents report sicknessDozens of people have reportedly became sick after high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in the air of a small First Nation in southwestern Ontario.EnvironmentApr 19
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Ontario First Nation calls for chemical plant to be shut down amid ‘dangerously high’ benzene levelsAamjiwnaang First Nation called on the federal and provincial governments to shut down INEOS Styrolution, a chemical manufacturer.EnvironmentApr 17
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Cancer-causing air pollution forecast at 44 times annual level in Ont. First Nation, docs showAn Ontario First Nation has finally obtained critical air pollution data, previously held in secret.EnvironmentNov 15, 2021
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Sarnia-born children more likely to develop asthma than those from London, Windsor: Lawson studyThe study looked at 114,427 children born in the three cities between April 1993 and April 2009, and tracked them over a period of 10 years.HealthMay 4, 2021
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No charges for Imperial Oil despite Sarnia residents fearing the plant ‘was going to blow up’Imperial Oil Ltd. will not be charged for a Feb. 23, 2017, incident that saw huge flames shooting from its Sarnia refinery, which residents described as being “absolutely anxiety-inducing.”EnvironmentMar 8, 2019
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‘It’s a disgrace’: A year after Ontario promised change, toxic emissions still spilling into SarniaLast year, a Global News investigation exposed a pattern of industrial leaks and spills in Sarnia. But one year later spills continue.InvestigationsNov 14, 2018
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Global News two-time finalist for top investigative journalism awardGlobal News has been nominated as a finalist twice for this year's CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism for its series Inadmissible and its work on the project The Price of Oil.CanadaApr 19, 2018
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Global News wins international award for investigation into Ontario’s ‘Chemical Valley’Global News won the Silver World Medal from the prestigious New York Festival TV & Film Awards on Tuesday evening.Apr 10, 2018
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