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EPA issues permitting hurdles for troubled U.S. Virgin Island refinery
FromPOLITICO Energy
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Released:
Nov 18, 2022
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that a
troubled oil refinery on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which
shut down last year after raining oil droplets on the island's
majority-Black residents, may take years to meet new permitting
requirements to restart operations. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down
the backstory of the plant, what EPA says needs to be done before it can
restart, and the Biden administration’s environmental justice concerns.
Plus, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation says that the
U.S. power grid faces 'unprecedented' reliability risks this winter.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
troubled oil refinery on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which
shut down last year after raining oil droplets on the island's
majority-Black residents, may take years to meet new permitting
requirements to restart operations. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down
the backstory of the plant, what EPA says needs to be done before it can
restart, and the Biden administration’s environmental justice concerns.
Plus, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation says that the
U.S. power grid faces 'unprecedented' reliability risks this winter.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO.
Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro.
Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer.
Raghu Manavalan is a senior editor for POLITICO audio.
Jenny Ament is the executive producer of POLITICO’s audio department.
Released:
Nov 18, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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