UPDATED: Former St. Paul Park refinery owner’s benzene leak ‘egregious’; new owner has alleged MPCA violation
January 23, 2012 at 7:28 am in South Washington County Bulletin
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said it charged Marathon Petroleum Co., former owner of the St. Paul Park oil refinery, a $700,000 civil penalty for a 2010 benzene leak. Meanwhile, a separate alleged violation is pending against the refinery’s new owner, Northern Tier Energy. Continue Reading
