january

  • PES Refinery

    Public Policy Course Tackles Philadelphia’s PES Refinery Problem

    January 07, 2020

    The Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in South Philadelphia was the largest and oldest refinery complex on the East Coast until it shut down this summer, following an explosion on June 21, when a highly flammable processing liquid leaked and caught fire from a corroded elbow joint, sending a massive fireball into the Grays Ferry darkness.

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