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Documentary: ​‘Petcoke: Toxic waste in the Windy City’

VICE News has produced a 15-minute documentary on the controversy over storing petroleum coke on the banks of Chicago’s Calumet River.
By Ken Paulman

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VICE News has produced this 15-minute documentary on the controversy over storing petroleum coke on the banks of Chicago’s Calumet River.

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In Chicago, neighbors say petcoke rules full of loopholes (Jan 14, 2014)

Industry says ​‘no emergency’ on petcoke, blasts Illinois rules (Jan 23, 2014)

BP faces tough questions from neighbors in Whiting, Indiana (Feb 14, 2014)

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Ken Paulman is the director of impact at Canary Media. He was previously the founder and director of the Energy News Network, which merged with Canary Media in 2025.

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