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State reaches $1.1M settlement with 2 gas refiners over soil, water contamination

Two large gasoline refiners will pay the state about $1.1 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging they caused soil and groundwater throughout Rhode Island to be polluted with a toxic gas additive.

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State reaches $1.1M settlement with 2 gas refiners over soil, water contamination

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