EPA, Justice Department Announce Fine for Big West Oil
Big West Oil LLC agreed to a $175,000 penalty and to pay about $18 million to implement emissions controls at the company’s North Salt Lake, Utah, refinery. The deal, announced in late August by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department, resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
“This settlement will result in substantial reductions in harmful air pollution and, building on previous settlements with area refineries, marks another step forward in improving the quality of air Utahns breathe in the Salt Lake City area,” said Robert G. Dreher, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. “Big West Oil will be required to install advanced technology pollution controls that will benefit the health and environment of its neighbors and future generations.”