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Citing an ‘Imminent’ Health Threat, the EPA Orders Temporary Shut Down of St. Croix Oil Refinery

It is the most significant step the Biden administration has taken to uphold its environmental justice pledge since revoking a key permit at the refinery in March.

By Kristoffer Tigue

The U.S. Army National Guard conducts fenceline testing for sulfur dioxide on May 10 at the Limetree Bay oil refinery in St. Croix, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Credit: Capt. Marcia Bruno/National Guard

A U.S. Virgin Islands Oil Refinery Had Yet Another Accident. Residents Are Demanding Answers

By Kristoffer Tigue

Limetree Bay Terminals in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands on Jan. 27, 2018. Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images

EPA to Send Investigators to Probe ‘Distressing’ Incidents at the Limetree Refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands

By Kristoffer Tigue

The EPA Is Asking a Virgin Islands Refinery for Information on its Spattering of Neighbors With Oil

By Kristoffer Tigue

The Biden EPA Withdraws a Key Permit for an Oil Refinery on St. Croix, Citing ‘Environmental Justice’ Concerns

By Kristoffer Tigue

Donald Trump’s Parting Gift to the People of St. Croix: The Reopening of One of America’s Largest Oil Refineries

By Kristoffer Tigue

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