refinery
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In 2015, there was an explosion at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Torrance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The investigation published last week showed that global advisory firm Mercer has invested on Tuvalu's behalf in funds exposed to coal mining, gas exploration and the world's largest crude oil refinery.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Also in 2025, she was a finalist for the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for her reporting and hosting of an audio investigation into a deadly U.S. refinery explosion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
It pumped out nearly 20 million tonnes of planet-heating carbon dioxide in 2022, making it the world's highest-emitting oil refinery, according to non-profit Climate Trace.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
If not a refinery, then at least a mine.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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