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Tagged: Marathon Petroleum

Environment & Science
3:13 pm
Fri March 15, 2013

Lots of unknowns as petroleum coke piles up along Detroit River

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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 crude oil refinement process. This petcoke comes from the nearby Marathon oil refinery.

It’s really started piling up on two sites along the Detroit River only recently, as the nearby Marathon oil refinery has expanded to process more crude oil from the Alberta tar sands.

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Economy
9:46 pm
Wed November 2, 2011

Marathon offers to buy out homeowners

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Linda Chernowas says she has health problems related to living in her polluted industrial neighborhood. But she says Marathon's offer isn't enough for her to get a comparable house elsewhere.
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Homeowners in the Oakwood Heights neighborhood will be offered a minimum of $40,000.
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Marathon's $2.2 billion upgrade will allow it to process heavier crude oil from Canada. Part of the project means an expansion closer to the Oakwood Heights neighborhood.
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Michigan’s only oil refinery is offering to buy out homeowners near its Detroit facility as it wraps up a major expansion project. The company is offering a minimum of $40,000, plus half a house’s appraised value. There’s also money to help people with moving expenses, and some other bonuses.

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