Tesoro settlement resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations

As part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice, the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski will spend millions of dollars to reduce emissions that are potentially harmful to public health and the environment.Tesoro’s Kenai refinery in Nikiski.
(Photo by Jenny Neyman – KBBI, Homer)In a settlement agreement announced Monday, Tesoro and Par Hawaii Refining will pay fines and institute mitigation measures totaling $425 million to address pollution problems