The Environmental Protection Agency has partially sided with environment groups that argue the state's actions on Suncor's air permit weren't enough.
WildEarth Guardians /The thirteen-year process to secure a new Clean Air Act permit for Plant 2 of the
In the same order, the EPA specifically rejected another petition by 350 Colorado asking for denial of the permit. The activist group had argued that the EPA could invalidate the permit because theon it for years. The EPA concluded that because the department finally renewed the permit, it doesn't need to step in.
, was established back in 1931. At one point, it was actually two refineries: one operated by Conoco Phillips and another by Valero. The current operation now has three plants under its purview, two of which transform crude oil into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, and another that mainly produces asphalt.
The petitioners argued that given Suncor’s long history of exceeding the limits in its permit, there should be additional requirements to be sure it stops. But the CDPHE did not include any such requirements in its final permit. The petitioners argue that on-site monitoring is needed to determine the actual level of emissions from Plant 2. In its response, the EPA said the CDPHE must explain why the AP-42 emission factor is representative of the emissions from certain units, and that the agency should consider whether it needs to revise the permit to include stack testing.
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