Benzene is only one of many cancer causing agents in petroleum. So I read this with interest.  If federal officials burn some of the oil slick in the Gulf and the smoke heads for Tampa, there are apparently plans in place to evacuate parts of Tampa if necessary.  That seems extreme to me. As FEMA and [...]

This is an amazing story.  I didn’t know until reading this that there was a huge oil spill in Brooklyn. 17 Million Gallons… When Laura Hofmann steps out her front door and takes a deep breath, she’s sometimes overwhelmed by petroleum vapors. Hofmann, a lifelong resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, doesn’t live next door to a [...]