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UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal

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UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal

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  1. First on desk · 10/6/2026, 10:01:11 AM
    UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal
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  2. Update · 10/6/2026, 10:01:11 AM
    UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal
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BBC News reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with BBC News, which released it. Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest. Original link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c64g15v2jqy8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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