Oil refiners to pay $141m over pollution

Times of India , Thursday, February 12, 2009
Correspondent : REUTERS
WASHINGTON: Two oil refiners in Wyoming and Kansas have agreed to pay a total of $141 million to settle air pollution violations, the US Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

Frontier Oil Corp is set to pay a $1.23 million civil penalty and spend about $127 million on pollution control upgrades for alleged violations at its refineries in Cheyenne, Wyoming and El Dorado, Kansas.

Separately, Wyoming Refining Co has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine and to spend $14 million on similar upgrades at its Newcastle, Wyoming refinery.

The additional pollution controls at the three refineries will reduce annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by about 3,775 tons, nitrogen oxide by about 2,100 tons, and other pollutants by about 1,200 tons.

"Today's settlements demonstrate EPA's continuing efforts to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide, which are the largest sources of pollution from refineries," said Catherine McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, in a statement.

"Nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide can cause severe respiratory problems and contribute to childhood asthma, smog and haze, as well as other health and environmental effects," McCabe added.

The three refineries involved have a combined production capacity of about 168,000 barrels per day.

 
SOURCE : Thursday, February 12, 2009
 


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