BP Pays Record $15 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations
In the biggest-ever civil penalty against a single facility for
violating the Clean Air Act, BP Products North America has agreed to pay
$15 million to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations at its Texas
City, Texas, petroleum refinery. The settlement, announced Thursday by
the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department,
addresses violations stemming from fires in March 2004 and July 2005 and
a leak that occurred in August 2005. The incidents released thousands of
pounds of flammable and toxic air pollutants.
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