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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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Vermont soccer club kicks toward a cleaner future

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EPA moves to delay coal plant water pollution rules, raising health concerns

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EPA staff accuse Trump administration of sidelining science

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

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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

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Senate passes ​GOP budget bill, hampering US shift to clean energy

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World leaders stall as Cop30 looms and climate pledges remain unfinished