Agathe Bounfour – Transport & Environment https://www.transportenvironment.org Campaigning for cleaner transport in Europe Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:48:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Uncovered: how a research group created by BP, Shell and ExxonMobil undermined European laws designed to protect people from cancer risks https://www.transportenvironment.org/discover/how-concawe-a-research-group-created-by-bp-shell-and-exxonmobil-undermined-european-laws-designed-to-protect-people-from-fossil-fuel-emission-linked-cancer-risks/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 23:01:10 +0000 https://www.transportenvironment.org/?post_type=article&p=38924 Key findings: The research group, Concawe, contributed to a recent industry-led push against stronger limits for European workers’ exposure to benzene. The effects of this toxic chemical are well established; groundbreaking studies on its harm were published as far back as the late 1970s. But the oil industry has long funded studies that contradict the overwhelming scientific consensus on the...

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