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Oil Giant Citgo Gets Slap On Wrist for 10 Years of Illegal Operations
2014-05-16 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A foreign oil company convicted of polluting a Texas community`s air with dangerous chemicals has gotten off easy in a criminal case that could undercut the prosecution of environmental crimes in the U.S. The case revolves around Venezuelan-owned Citgo Petroleums decade-long violation of the federal Clean Air Act at its refinery in Corpus Christi. In 2007, the Citgo refinery became the first to be criminally convicted of violating the Clean Air Act by a U.S. jury. The refinery had spent a decade...
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