By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Feds order benzene leak fixes in Sarnia after plastics plant pollution

May 17, 2024 | 8:40 AM

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is ordering all petrochemical companies operating in Sarnia, Ont., to take steps to control leaks of the cancer-causing chemical benzene.

The order comes a month after elevated levels of benzene pollution were recorded around the Ineos Stryolution plant in Sarnia.

More coming.

The Canadian Press

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