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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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EPA orders Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix shut, citing the Clean Air Act

EPA orders Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix shut, citing the Clean Air Act

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday ordered a controversial refinery on St. Croix to stay shut indefinitely on the grounds that it poses an "imminent" threat to people's health.

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After another leak, EPA probes whether Limetree refinery poses ‘an imminent risk to people’s health’ on St. Croix

After another leak, EPA probes whether Limetree refinery poses ‘an imminent risk to people’s health’ on St. Croix

The EPA said Thursday 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 some schools to close.

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Solar farm resilience: it's not the panels, it's the other stuff
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Solar farm resilience: it's not the panels, it's the other stuff

Rebuilding a storm-damaged solar farm in St. Croix demonstrates that resilience strategies make the difference between days, weeks or months of recovery
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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EPA moves to further limit protections for wetlands

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Wildfire survivors face hidden risks from lingering toxic pollution

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Solar power surges ahead despite political opposition

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Trump administration seeks to reframe climate change as beneficial

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US Supreme Court clears way for climate lawsuits against Big Oil

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Farmers face funding cuts as Trump administration reconsiders climate-linked grants

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Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Community activists plead to be heard through “closed doors” outside nation’s top energy conference

Facade of the Environmental Protection Agency with blue sky and clouds behind.

EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants