In a release issued Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it is establishing air monitoring requirements that Limetree Bay Terminals, LLC and Limetree Bay Refining, LLC must meet regarding the company’s refinery on St. Croix. "Repeated, recent incidents at the facility have raised significant health concerns and reinforced the need for air monitors to be in place and operational," the EPA said. “This monitoring will provide important information about emissions coming from the operations at Limetree’s refinery,” said EPA acting Regional Administrator Walter Mugdan. “EPA is in close touch with this community to be responsive to serious pollution concerns, and we will not hesitate to use our authority to ensure companies like Limetree Bay come into compliance with laws that protect clean air. At the same time, we recognize…
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The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday afternoon notified the local government that it had found at least one source of the gaseous odor that has been affecting St. Croix. According to the EP...
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ST. CROIX — Limetree Bay Energy said Tuesday it was aware of persistent odor complaints across St. Croix and reaffirmed that the refinery has ceased operating. The company said it immediately su...
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Limetree Bay said Friday night that it has acknowledged the EPA's 60-day shutdown order of its oil refining operations, stating that it voluntarily shutdown the refinery portion of the plant two days ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today that it has ordered Limetree Bay Terminals, LLC and Limetree Bay Refining, LLC to pause all operations at its St. Croix refinery due to multiple imp...
Limetree Bay Energy late Thursday issued a release apologizing for the massive flare that startled St. Croix residents Wednesday afternoon, sending huge plumes of smoke that included oil particles bil...
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