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CountryMark Refining to Install $18 Million in Pollution Controls to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Indiana Refinery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Countrymark Refining and Logistics, LLC has agreed to pay a $167,000 civil penalty, perform environmental projects totaling more than $180,000, and spend $18 million on new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations at its refinery, located in Mount Vernon, Ind.

Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company to pay $378,000 penalty, address accident prevention and preparedness at Wyoming refinery
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a Clean Air Act settlement in which the Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company (Sinclair) has agreed to pay a $378,000 penalty, update process equipment operating procedures, perform required training to workers, improve maintenance of equipment and perform integrity tests on pressure vessels and piping that will reduce the possibility of an accidental release of hazardous chemicals at their refinery in Sinclair, Wyoming.

EPA issues final air quality permits to Shell for Arctic oil and gas exploration
Today, EPA Region 10 issued final air quality permits to Shell for oil and gas exploration drilling in the Alaska Arctic. The permits will allow Shell to operate the Discoverer drillship and a support fleet of icebreakers, oil spill response vessels, and supply ships for up to 120 days each year in the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea Outer Continental Shelf starting in 2012.

Murphy Oil USA to Pay $1.25 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Justice Department announced that Murphy Oil USA has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act at its petroleum refineries in Meraux, La. and Superior, Wis. As part of the settlement, the company will spend more than $142 million to install new and upgraded pollution reduction equipment at the refineries and also spend an additional $1.5 million on a supplemental environmental project.