WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today said it has revoked an expansion permit for the Limetree Bay oil refinery in St, Croix, citing concerns that the area around the south shore facility is overburdened with pollution. The decision allows the plant to keep operating but will block ongoing expansion work pending an EPA […]
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Far From White House, St. Croix Refinery To Test Biden’s Promises On Poverty and Pollution
CHRISTIANSTED — Earlier this month, Loren Hughes, a longtime resident of St. Croix, noticed specks of an oily substance covering his home, as well as those owned by his neighbors. For Hughes, 46, it brought back memories of the last time the south shore refinery was operating, roughly a decade earlier. The refinery restarted last […]
Green Groups Call Limetree Bay An ‘Environmental Monster,’ Ask Biden’s EPA To Shut ‘Dirty Refinery’ Down
CHRISTIANSTED — Community and conservation groups filed a legal appeal today challenging the federal permit for the controversial Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix that had a soft-opening in December 2020. The long-shuttered, pollution-plagued Limetree refinery has been one of the world’s biggest oil-processing facilities. St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA), the Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC and Sierra Club filed the […]
DPNR Stops Consumers Gas Station From Buying More Gasoline To Refill Gas Pumps
FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Division of Environmental Protection has issued a fuel delivery prohibition against the owner and/or operator of Consumers Service Station located 17 DB Estate Plessen, Frederiksted, St. Croix. This action prohibits the facility from having any regulated substances, […]
U.S. Coast Guard Works To Contain Oil Spill From Sunken Tugboat In Krause Lagoon On St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Coast Guard is working to clean up oil leaking from an abandoned tugboat in Krause Lagoon on St. Croix’s south shore. The owner of St. Croix Renaissance Group made a report on Thursday and placed a containment boom around the partially sunken Cape Lookout, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said yesterday. […]
Tomorrow Is Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In The USVI And Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day tomorrow October 24 at locations across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse of […]
USVI Businesses Interested In Energy Office Rebate Program Can Apply: VIEO
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) is notifying all U.S. Virgin Islands businesses that to participate in the Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) Financial Incentive Program, they are required to complete the Vendor Application Request Form. As per the EERE program requirements, the VIEO will only accept and process rebate applications from […]
Health Department: Protect Yourself From Smoke At Anguilla Landfill Fire
FREDERIKSTED — The ongoing after effects resulting from the weekend fire at the Angullla Landfill have prompted health concerns for many St. Croix residents. In response to those worries, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is issuing the following health recommendations. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion has expressed her concern for the health of the St. […]
Federal Prosecutor Gets EPA Gold Medal for Exceptional Service as Part of the DOJ Terminix Criminal Enforcement Team
WASHINGTON – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Chisholm, together with Senior Litigation Counsel Howard Stewart of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Environmental Crimes Section, were awarded the Gold Medal for Exceptional Service today at the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Building. Chisholm, a 28-year veteran prosecutor in the Virgin […]
EPA To Do Municipal Solid Waste Study Of U.S. Virgin Islands Landfills
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As part of their continuing efforts to help the territories recover from the long-term impacts from Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announced they are collaborating to complete a municipal solid waste study of the landfills in the territory. The […]