ConocoPhillips Reaches Accord with U.S. to Cut Refinery Emissions
The U.S. government reached a deal with ConocoPhillips Jan. 27 that requires the largest domestic petroleum refiner to install more than $525 million in pollution controls at nine facilities to reduce emissions in seven states.
In a statement the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Dept. said the settlement under the federal Clean Air Act is expected to reduce emissions by more than 47,000 tons annually from nine refineries. Those facilities represent nearly 10% of total refining capacity in the country. The agreement is part of EPAs national effort to reduce harmful air emissions from refineries.