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University of Pennsylvania: Exploring Philadelphia's Petrochemical Past
December 13, 2025
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news:

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Exploring Philadelphia's petrochemical past

Penn historian Jared Farmer recently launched a website about Philadelphia's fossil fuel economy to help students and residents learn about the local past in larger context.

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For some 150 years, Philadelphia's lower Schuylkill River was a major hub for petroleum storage, . . .

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