CHRISTIANSTED — Potential bidders for the bankrupt Limetree Bay refinery in the Virgin Islands may be on the hook for newly discovered groundwater contamination near
Read moreLimetree Bay Refinery Decommissioning Will Take Months, Company Tells Court
CHRISTIANSTED — The process of decommissioning the shuttered Limetree Bay refinery will take several months, the company’s owner told a Texas bankruptcy court this week.
Read moreInvestors Balk As Bankrupt St. Croix Refinery Seeks $1 Billion To Be Viable
CHRISTIANSTED — The Limetree Bay refinery, which landed in U.S. bankruptcy court on Monday, needs at least $1 billion to finish a massive overhaul to
Read moreEPA Updates Cleanup Plan for Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it has proposed modifications to its 2018 cleanup plan at the Tutu Wellfield
Read moreFeds Sue Limetree Bay In U.S. District Court Saying It Presents ‘Clear And Imminent’ Danger To Public Health, Environment
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a complaint in federal court on Monday against
Read moreLimetree Bay Files For Bankruptcy Protection After EPA Forced Shutdown
CHRISTIANSTED — Once the largest in the western hemisphere, Limetree Bay oil refinery filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in six years as
Read moreEPA Warns Limetree Bay That Its Shut Down Must Be Less Toxic Than Its Start Up
CHRISTIANSTED — The Environmental Protection Agency is pressuring owners of Limetree Bay oil refinery to get its approval for an orderly shutdown, calling into question
Read moreWas Governor Bryan Caught Off Guard By Limetree Bay Plant Closing? He Denies It
CHRISTIANSTED — The Bryan-Roach Administration was caught off guard Monday by the harsh suddenness, labor fallout and economic reality of September’s planned shutdown of the
Read moreLimetree: We Will Shut Down ‘Indefinitely’ Rather Than Install EPA’s Air Monitors
CHRISTIANSTED — Limetree Bay oil refinery on St. Croix announced today that it will remain shut down “indefinitely” after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered
Read moreGovernor Weighs In On EPA Conditions Limetree Bay Must Meet To Reopen
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement in response to the EPA’s announcement of conditions, including additional emissions monitoring, for resumption of refinery operations at Limetree
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