Another slap on the wrist for big polluter BP

by DWG

Industrial serial killer BP knows well the benefits of lax regulation and laughable penalties for breaking the law. Yesterday, they received another wag of the finger for repeatedly endangering the health of thousands of Americans.

The crimes:

... two fires that occurred at the refinery on March 30, 2004 and July 28, 2005, and a leak that occurred on August 10, 2005. During the three incidents, each of which resulted in the surrounding Texas City community to shelter-in-place, thousands of pounds of flammable and toxic air pollutants were released. The settlement also resolves allegations that BP failed to identify all regulated hazardous air pollutants used at the refinery in plans submitted to EPA.

The punishment:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department announced today that BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to pay a $15 million penalty to resolve federal Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas petroleum refinery.

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BP: "We're Not Blaming Anyone... Yet"

by Edger

The other day in BP Blaming Employees For The Gusher I wrote about BP looking to wriggle out of responsibility for their catastrophe in the Gulf. On Sunday David Edwards noted in a RawStory article that "Oil giant BP has said it is responsible for the Gulf oil spill, but now the company seems to be reserving the right to blame someone else" and that "Fox News' Chris Wallace questioned the managing director of BP, Bob Dudley, about the company's poor safety record. While taking full responsibility for the spill, Dudley indicated they may shift that responsibility in the future".

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