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Environmental groups urge feds to track flu-like illnesses common among BP spill workers

Por: The Advocate Business February 14, 2023

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Several environmental groups are petitioning federal regulators to require employers to document a wider range of illnesses, including cold- and flu-like symptoms, suffered by cleanup workers and emergency responders during oil spills.Earth Island Institute, Healthy Gulf, Alaska Community Action on Toxics and 12 other groups sent their request to the on Monday. The petition is the latest step in a more than decade-long effort to better protect... + full article



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