Refiner to Pay $2.2 Million for Environmental Violations
U.S. Newswire, March, 2007
To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: U.S. Department of Justice Environmental and Natural Resources Division, 1-202-514-2007; or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1-202-564-4355, TDD: 1-202-514-1888
WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Williams Refining Co., the former owner and operator of a Memphis, Tenn., petroleum refinery, has agreed to pay $2.2 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that the company violated the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced.
The settlement agreement resolves several allegations including failure to comply with regulations intended to prevent benzene emissions, a chemical that Congress has labeled a hazardous air pollutant under the CAA....
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