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St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

U.S. regulators will require a new Clean Air Act permit for a troubled oil refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which could cost its owners hundreds of millions of dollars and take three years or more to obtain, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday.

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Valero Louisiana refinery's soot pollution surges, exceeds U.S. limit

A Valero refinery outside of New Orleans recently produced lung-damaging soot at rates that exceeded federal limits while outpacing other major U.S. refineries, according to disclosures by state and federal environmental regulators.

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St. Croix refinery cannot restart without new permit, air pollution tech -EPA

Valero Louisiana refinery's soot pollution surges, exceeds U.S. limit

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