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Company: Premcor Refining Group, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Valero Energy
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Penalty: $6,250,000
Year: 2002
Date: April 1, 2002
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Secondary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: Premcor Refining Group, Inc., formerly known as Clark Refining and Marketing, Inc., agreed to pay a $6.25 million penalty to resolve claims that its Blue Island Refinery in Blue Island, Ill. violated five federal statutes: the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and the Emergency Planning, Community Right-To-Know Act and state of Illinois environmental laws and regulations. Premcor closed the refinery in January 2001.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Facility City: Blue Island
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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