Health Worries Stalk Neighborhoods in Detroit’s ‘Sacrifice Zone’

Greenwire: A fire at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. refinery here late last month caused little structural damage, but its timing could not have been worse for the plant's owner. The blaze, which was quickly extinguished by the refinery's emergency personnel, occurred on the morning that U.S. EPA and advocacy groups were touring the plant's industrial neighborhood as part of a national environmental justice conference at a downtown conference center. Billowing smoke from Marathon's gas flare safety system stood......

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