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EPA shuts polluting Caribbean refinery reopened under Trump

caribbean refinery, Pollution

Excerpts:
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered an oil refinery in the US Virgin Islands to pause all operations, citing “at least four incidents” in which the facility significantly affected St Croix residents.

Read Full Article, The Guardian (05-19-2021)

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