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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.
Causes
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.

Causes
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.

Solutions
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
Feet in sandals stand on stone pavers.

Hotter heat waves are sticking around as the planet keeps warming

Flood waters rising next to house boats.

Rising seas may erase land, but not national identity, legal experts say

Equipment pointing toward the sky to communicate with satellites.

Old satellites vital to hurricane tracking will soon stop transmitting data

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
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Senate moves to gut clean energy tax credits as deal nears

Man holding sign that says Not is not the time for business as usual; climate action now.

UN climate talks face growing backlash over corporate influence and stalled action