Wow! Has whoever made this up ever had ANY journalism training? The demographic info on Beaumont TX (about 45% African American in the last Census) must have been pulled from thin air. And why would someone think it's OK to accuse a corporation of illegal dumping of chemicals with absolutely no attribution.

This type of unresearched, unattributed garbage gives environmentalists a bad name rather than leading to a better understanding of the very real problems we face on this planet.

Hi Beth, we appreciate hearing from you. There was a copy editing error in the original version of this article where the population of Beaumont was listed as *95*% African-American rather than the accurate *45%*. We regret this error and it has been corrected.

San Pedro and Torrance, CA are not only surrounded by oil refineries, but they boast a much larger population, endangering many more people. Carson, CA stinks 24/7 and on "inversion layer" days we can't even go outside. Disgusting.

I make my living in the Oil Field.
That's why we are called "Oil Field Trash"

I say give me more!!!

361 CROOKED CHRISTI ALL DAY WE THE DIRTIEST MOTHER FUCKERS IN THE SOUTH, GOONS ON DECK.

Stop buying gasoline, diesel, and plastics! Don't travel on planes! Then there won't be any need for these places!

Thats pretty scary when you think about it.

jess