Environmental

BP Agrees to Precedent-setting Settlement Over Whiting Refinery Pollution Permits

More restrictive permit, millions more invested in pollution controls and new monitors will offer neighboring communities added protection

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2012 – The controversy over air pollution permits awarded by the State of Indiana to expand BP’s refinery in Whiting has come to an end with a precedent-setting settlement that will cut emissions from the highly-polluting tar sands oil project and provide stronger air quality protections for Northwest Indiana and Chicago residents. The consent decree…

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