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https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/marathon-petroleum-takes-bailout-tax-breaks-while-pumping-pollutants-into-poor-communities-during-a-pulmonary-pandemic/

Marathon Petroleum takes bailout tax breaks while pumping pollutants into poor communities during a pulmonary pandemic

2020-07-13 16:35:53, Ryan Schleeter, Greenpeace USA

Content Categorization
/Business & Industrial/Energy & Utilities/Oil & Gas
/News
/People & Society/Social Issues & Advocacy

Word Count:
1197

Words/Sentence:
37

Reading Time:
11.97 min

Reading Quality:
Advanced

Readability:
16th or higher

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Marathon Petroleum, the largest oil refiner in the country with a history of environmental violations impacting Black and Brown communities, has taken millions in bailout tax breaks.

As a result of changes to allow the "carryback" of net operating losses, Marathon received $411 million in tax benefits, a sum even greater than their recent $334 million penalty for environmental violations.

The bailout money towards Marathon Petroleum maintains oil refineries that pollute surrounding communities, worsening the health and economic impacts of the Covid pandemic.

Our recovery from this crisis shouldn't worsen existing public health problems or lock us into higher greenhouse gas emissions.

For the 1-mile radius surrounding the Detroit, Michigan refinery, the surrounding communities score above the state 90th percentile for diesel particulate matter, air toxics cancer risk, and respiratory hazard index.

By Sarah Thomas and Nathan Heffernan

Fossil fuel companies have reaped millions of dollars in benefits from a stimulus package intended to help struggling Americans and the economy.

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