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MTBE

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As Congress Considers Legal Immunity for Oil Companies More Communities Go To Court Over MTBE Pollution
» Read more... | Published April 5, 2005

MTBE In Drinking Water

An EWG analysis finds that drinking water supplies for over 15 million Americans are contaminated with MTBE, a suspected carcinogen added to gasoline that even at trace levels renders water undrinkable due to foul taste and odor.
» Read more... | Published October 21, 2003

Uncontrolled LUSTs

Leaking Fuel Storage Tanks Threaten Water, But State Lets Oil Companies Off the Hook
Tens of thousands of underground storage tanks are leaking MTBE and other toxic chemicals into California's water and soil -- but for the vast majority of them, the state has never ordered cleanups or assessed fines.
» Read more... | Published July 16, 2000