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Article: EPA, NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT REACH SETTLEMENT WITH WESTERN REFINING
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 28, 2009
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DALLAS, Sept. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following press release:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) have jointly entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Western Refining to resolve violations of federal hazardous waste rules.
Western operates a petroleum refinery in Jamestown, New Mexico, approximately 17 miles east of Gallup. The refinery had multiple violations stemming from its storage and treatment of hazardous waste containing benzene, a human carcinogen present in petroleum. EPA and NMED together brought these violations to the attention of Western and the facility engaged in ...