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New Judge, Same Result – $81 Million CWA Civil Penalty Appealed

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Charles refinery. In January 2016, Judge Haik retired from the bench and the case was transferred to Judge Drell. Given that in 2015 all civil enforcement actions by the EPA yielded penalties totaling $205 million (excluding settlements), the CITGO judgment stands out as unusually large. In the original judgment , U.S.

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Fifth Circuit Rejects EPA’s Overreaching on CAA and MBTA

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14-40128, 2015 U.S. 4, 2015). Citgo’s Corpus Christi refinery operates a wastewater treatment system that sends all oily wastewater to several Corrugated Plate Interceptor (“CPI”) separators. Under NSPS Subpart QQQ, refinery operators are required to put roofs on “oil-water separators.” United States v.

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Sierra Club Asks Court to Ban Use of Legacy DOT-111 Tank Cars

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As if crude producers and midstream transportation companies don’t already have enough problems trying to get crude oil from production fields to refineries thanks to inadequate pipeline infrastructure, tank car supply, rail safety concerns, and new regulations, they now also have to address a new, potentially market-busting lawsuit.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

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Background The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S 2015 aerial photograph. The outcome of this case could have a significant impact on his strategy going forward. [1] Constitution. Gulf Coast.

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President Biden Faces Constitutional Challenges to Revocation of Keystone XL Permit

The Energy Law

The Keystone Pipeline is a system of petroleum pipelines designed to transport crude oil from fields in Alberta, Canada and ultimately terminating at refineries on the U.S 2015 aerial photograph. The outcome of this case could have a significant impact on his strategy going forward. [1] Constitution. Background. Gulf Coast.