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John Beard, Jr., is a petrochemical worker turned environmental advocate living on the frontlines of fossil fuel pollution in Port Arthur, TX. Fossil fuel companies in Port Arthur and across the U.S. are trying to expand their petrochemical production and exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Beard has spent the past several years fighting the…

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Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “EPA’s inspection and violation notice is a big step in the right direction, but it is just a first step. There is still a long road toward holding Suncor accountable for its many violations.”

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “The reason that we felt compelled to go in this direction is Suncor’s chronic history of exceeding the limits in its air permit.”

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “The Clean Air Act allows the most affected people to step in when the government either can’t or won’t enforce the laws sufficiently.”

Ian Coghill, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “Whatever the state is doing has not stopped Suncor from continuing its same history of these chronic exceedances. What enforcement is supposed to be about is bringing sources into compliance and deterring future violations, and what the state has done thus far clearly hasn’t been sufficient.”

Suncor ha informado más de mil excedencias o violaciones de emisiones desde 2019

Suncor has reported over 1,000 emissions exceedances or violations since 2019

Environmental justice and conservation groups submitted a 60-day notice of intent to sue Suncor Energy for repeated violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s Commerce City, CO, refinery.

A lifelong Port Arthur resident takes the fight for clean air and water directly to polluting industries.

Groups seek lower PFAS limits and shorter compliance schedules to help protect communities

Conservation and environmental justice groups filed an administrative appeal challenging aspects of the Suncor refinery’s Clean Water Act discharge permit.

Ian Coghill, attorney with Earthjustice’s Rocky Mountain Office, speaks with KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon

The rule removes loopholes companies used to avoid reporting harmful toxic emissions during force majeure events

Michael Freeman, Attorney, Rocky Mountain Office: “This permit gives Suncor an extraordinarily long time to comply with permit limits. The company won’t have to meet its PFAS limits for three years. For several other pollutants, Suncor will get more than six years to comply. That timeline is problematic because this is only a five-year permit.…

State provided little time for intervening groups to review key documents before approving settlement

Community and conservation groups filed a response to the recently-announced Suncor Energy fenceline monitoring settlement agreement, expressing frustration and concern over the plan approved by the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division.

From Editorial Board of The Denver Post