Sinclair Clean Air Act Settlement

(Washington, D.C. – January 16, 2008) Sinclair Oil Corporation has agreed to pay a $2.45 million civil penalty and spend more than $72 million for new and upgraded pollution controls at each its three refineries, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. The settlement resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and is expected to reduce more than 5,700 tons of harmful emissions annually from the company's refineries in Casper and Sinclair Wyoming, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“EPA’s vigorous enforcement of environmental laws shows polluters that they need to act responsibly,” said Granta Nakayama, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Our fellow citizens in Wyoming and Oklahoma will breathe cleaner air thanks to today’s settlement.”

Press Release (1/16/08)

Information Sheet
Consent Decree (PDF) (146 pp, 780K, About PDF)

First Amendment to Consent Decree (PDF) (13 pp, 676K,About PDF)
Second Amendment to Consent Decree (PDF) (10 pp, 254K,About PDF)

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For more information, contact:

Patrick W. Foley
Senior Environmental Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2242A)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20460-0001
(202) 564-7978
foley.patrick@epa.gov

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