The company has chosen this basic technology. It is inefficient and it does nothing to prevent the vapors from escaping into the community.

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If Exxon knew at the time [of a 1997 City Council hearing on the matter] about this study, then the people have been sold a false bill of goods.

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We detected alarmingly high levels of [methane gas and benzene vapors] in July. In the right concentrations, methane gas is explosive and benzene vapors can cause cancer.

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