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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

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Although it has been linked to leukemia since the late 1920s, it is unevenly regulated because of relentless opposition from industry groups. And there are still no federal standards for ambient benzene exposure — the amount that people who live near industrial facilities can safely breathe as they go about their daily lives.