Imperial Oil reporting 'challenges' after being ordered to reduce toxic emissions

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31 Aug 2023 • 5 min read

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A couple enjoy the warm weather on the St. Clair River near the Imperial Oil refinery in Sarnia, Ont. The company is reporting “implementation challenges” with reducing the plant’s sulfur dioxide emissions. (The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot)

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Xavier is a Toronto-based journalist and a graduate of Goldsmiths, University of London’s master’s in digital journalism. He first joined the IJF as a data-scraping volunteer. His work has appeared in Wired.

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