The Whiting Refinery is an oil refinery located in Whiting, Indiana. It is the sixth largest refinery in the USA, spanning 1,400 acres (5.7 sq km) with a daily capacity of more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil. A 2023 study by the Environmental Integrity Project listed the Whiting facility as one of the worst-polluting refineries in the country, reporting it dumped 31 million pounds of total dissolved solids, 9 million pounds of chloride, more than 40,000 pounds of oil and grease, and many other pollutants into Lake Michigan in 2021.
Whiting Oil Refinery
Whiting Oil Refinery
Whiting Oil Refinery
The Whiting Refinery is an oil refinery located in Whiting, Indiana. It is the sixth largest refinery in the USA, spanning 1,400 acres (5.7 sq km) with a daily capacity of more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil. A 2023 study by the Environmental Integrity Project listed the Whiting facility as one of the worst-polluting refineries in the country, reporting it dumped 31 million pounds of total dissolved solids, 9 million pounds of chloride, more than 40,000 pounds of oil and grease, and many other pollutants into Lake Michigan in 2021.