BP facility still polluting

BP has more important things to do than comply with regulations, there's money to be made, lives to be destroyed, pristine environments to be sullied.

Air pollution up in Whiting, U.S. says

BP is facing more questions about pollution from its massive Whiting refinery, this time from federal regulators, who accuse the oil company of significantly increasing toxic air emissions.

In a notice sent Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said BP failed to obtain a permit in February 2005 when it altered equipment that turns crude oil into gasoline.

The modifications led to significant increases in sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, soot and carbon monoxide -- air pollution that can damage the lungs and cause heart problems, according to the EPA complaint.

Regulators said the violations are particularly troublesome because Northwest Indiana, like other parts of the Chicago area, already violates federal standards for harmful smog and soot pollution.
[From BP facility catching fresh heat from EPA]

I hope (without reason for hope) that BP does not get the permission to expand their plant

BP recently applied for a new air permit to help clear the way for a $3.8 billion expansion of the Whiting refinery, already the nation's fourth-largest. The project will enable the refinery to process more heavy Canadian crude, which is considerably dirtier to refine than conventional oil.

The company expects that overall air pollution will decline. But BP acknowledged the project will increase emissions of certain pollutants, including lead, and will dramatically increase emissions of greenhouse gases linked to global warming.

Just what the area needs, more lead in the air. Yayy for pollution!! You'd think there would be better places to locate this plant than near a major metropolitan area, and spewing into the fresh water supply for millions of non-BP executives.