They couldn't do much about the drop-off in global oil production, nor supply chain disruptions abroad, nor global inflation, except get blamed.
Biden did enough...You can add up 200k bbls a day and see what effect that has... not to mention the impact of his polices on financing and expansion for the fossil fuel companies, etc.
March 25, 2021
7:10 AM HSTLast Updated a year ago
Biden White House blocks Virgin Islands refinery expansion permit over pollution concerns
By Valerie Volcovici
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday revoked a permit that would have allowed a U.S. Virgin Islands oil refinery to expand with limited review, citing concerns that the area around the facility is already overburdened with pollution.
The move marks the first big move by President Joe Biden's EPA against a large industrial facility over considerations of environmental justice, which Biden has said would be a big priority for his administration.
The Limetree Bay refinery, located on the island of St. Croix, fully restarted earlier this year, with a goal to process up to 200,000 barrels of crude oil every day. The refinery can keep operating, but it cannot pursue additional expansion before an environmental review to assess measures the facility needs to take to protect nearby residents.
“Withdrawing this permit will allow EPA to reassess what measures are required at the Limetree facility to safeguard the health of local communities in the Virgin Islands, while providing regulatory certainty to the company,” said EPA acting Regional Administrator Walter Mugdan, in a statement. |
