EPA Orders Virgin Islands Refinery To Shut Down, Cites ‘Imminent’ Threat
"The St. Croix oil refinery, senior EPA official said, is ‘not how a normal refinery operates’"
Source: Washington Post, 05/17/2021
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St. Croix Refinery Halts Operations After Raining Oil On Residents Again
"A troubled refinery in St. Croix announced Wednesday evening it would temporarily halt operations after raining oil on local residents for the second time in just over three months."
Source: Washington Post, 05/13/2021
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After 3rd Leak, EPA Probes Whether St. Croix Refinery Poses ‘Imminent Risk'
"The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it was weighing whether a controversial refinery on St. Croix posed “an imminent risk to people’s health” after a third accident in the span of three months sickened local residents and forced three schools to close."
Source: Washington Post, 05/07/2021
"EPA Hits Troubled Virgin Islands Oil Refinery With A Violation Notice"
"A giant oil and gas refinery was served with a “notice of violation” by the Environmental Protection Agency following two major accidents that released noxious fumes and a chemical-filled vapor cloud over nearby neighborhoods in the U.S. Virgin Islands."
Source: Washington Post, 05/04/2021
"Alleged Mastermind Of Honduran Activist’s Murder On Trial"
"The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five years after the prize-winning activist was shot to death."
Source: AP, 04/07/2021
Trump’s Parting Gift to St. Croix: One of America’s Largest Refineries
"Environmentalists say Trump’s EPA bent rules to speed its restart. Now, they want President Biden to address what they call a textbook case of environmental injustice."
Source: Inside Climate News, 03/23/2021
"Indigenous Anti-Dam Activist Killed In Honduras"
"A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped led a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said Monday."
Source: AP, 03/23/2021
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