The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed giving oil refiners more time to prove compliance with the nation's 2020 and 2021 biofuel blending mandates.

LyondellBasell plans to make upgrades to equipment and perform compliance measures at six of its U.S. chemical sites in order to reduce air pollution.

The U.S. EPA's biofuel blending mandates for this year and next are likely to be in line with those of 2020 as the agency accounts for weaker fuel demand since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, three sources familiar with the matter said.

The EPA has issued a notice of violation to Limetree Bay Terminals for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for failing to operate five sulfur dioxide monitors in the communities surrounding its St. Croix refinery.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sending staff to a recently reopened U.S. Caribbean refinery to conduct an investigation after some residents said an odor coming from the refinery caused them to feel ill.

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Exxon Mobil Corp has reached an agreement with U.S. and Illinois regulators to reduce air pollution at its refinery near Chicago in Joliet, Illinois, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The Trump administration is reviewing requests from the oil refining industry for a sweeping nationwide waiver to exempt them from their obligations to blend biofuels, a measure they argue would help them weather the economic impact of the pandemic.

According to data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program, chemical releases in the United States dropped by 9% in 2019 compared to the year prior.

The EPA has not made a decision on U.S. biofuel blending requirements for 2021 or on petitions from refiners asking to be exempted from past-year requirements going back to 2011, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said on Wednesday.

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to waive compliance requirements and deadlines for a range of industries, including oil refiners, as it seeks to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last year, according to government data published by the green group Environmental Integrity Project.

Fourteen U.S. states and Washington D.C. sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to fight what they called the Trump administration’s effort to gut rules meant to improve safety at chemical plants and reduce the threat of accidents.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed refiners increase the volume of biofuels blended into their annual fuel output but did not reallocate the waived amounts under the hardship program.

Fines for violations of air, water and waste regulations by U.S. petroleum storage facilities so far this year have exceeded all of last year.

The CSB has called on the EPA to review its existing Hydrofluoric Acid study to determine the effectiveness of existing regulations, as well as the viability of utilizing inherently safer alkylation technologies in petroleum refineries.

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California state agencies recently announced final approval of new regulations to strengthen workplace and environmental safety at oil refineries across the state.

The DOJ, EPA, and TCEQ have announced an agreement with Vopak Terminal Deer Park Inc. and Vopak Logistics Services USA, Inc., to improve air quality in the Houston area by strengthening air pollution controls and compliance with federal and state...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with Wilson Oil, Inc., (doing business as Wilcox & Flegel Oil Co.) for alleged Clean Water Act spill prevention violations at its Longview Terminal facility in Longview, Washington.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P., for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel spills in Texas...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule amending its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations to reduce the likelihood of accidental releases at chemical facilities and improve emergency response activities when those...

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Sinclair Casper Refining Company has paid $655,000 to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for response costs incurred at the Empire State Oil Company Refinery Site in Thermopolis, Wyoming. The company entered into a settlement...

After its recent examination of 42 operational underground storage tank (UST) systems storing diesel fuel across the United States, the EPA found that there was a significant prevalence of corrosion inside these tanks and has made recommendations...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revise its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations to improve chemical process safety, assist local emergency authorities in planning for and responding to accidents, and improve...

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