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\"DepartmentThe federal government announced today Thursday that it had reached an agreement with\u00a0\u00a0Ohio-based Marathon Petroleum Company that will reduce air pollution from the company\u2019s petroleum refineries in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Marathon will spend $319 million to install state-of-the-art Flare Gas Recovery Systems, which will capture and recycle gases that would otherwise be sent to combustion devices known as flares, officials said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen companies like Marathon install state-of-the-art pollution controls, they reduce air pollution in some of our most vulnerable communities,\u201d said Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for EPA\u2019s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. \u201cBy updating this agreement, we are furthering our commitment to protect communities across the Southeast and the Midwest, especially places like Detroit that are overburdened by pollution.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marathon will also spend $15.55 million on projects to reduce air pollution at three of the facilities and will pay a civil penalty of $326,500 to the United States, according to officials.<\/span><\/p>\n

When fully put into effect, today\u2019s agreement is expected to reduce harmful air pollutants like volatile organic compounds , sulfur dioxides \u00a0and nitrogen oxides by approximately 1,037 tons per year. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement continues the significant pollution reductions achieved under our earlier consent decree with Marathon in 2012,\u201d said John C. Cruden, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department\u2019s Environment and Natural Resources Division.\u00a0 \u201cAll five communities near these refineries will breathe cleaner air as a result of this agreement and Detroit will see a reduction in flaring at the refinery\u2019s fence line.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement marks significant progress in environmental justice in southwest Detroit,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan.\u00a0 \u201cIt shows that industry can thrive while protecting the environment.\u00a0 By investing in technology, Marathon will improve air quality for all of our residents throughout southeastern Michigan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The settlement filed today in the U.S. District Court in Detroit amends a 2012 consent decree involving the company\u2019s flares.\u00a0 A flare is a mechanical device, ordinarily elevated high off the ground, used to combust waste gases.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2012, Marathon agreed to reduce air pollution from flares by generating less waste gas and by installing equipment designed to make flares burn more efficiently.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

The 2012 settlement has reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds and sulfur dioxides by over 5,200 tons per year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the agreement filed today, Marathon will install seven FGRSs at an estimated cost of $319 million at five of its refineries located in Canton, Ohio; Catlettsburg, Kentucky; Detroit; Garyville, Louisiana; and Robinson, Illinois.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Marathon will be required to operate these Flare Gas Recovery Systems at a higher percentage of time than EPA has ever secured in prior enforcement actions.\u00a0 Marathon will also maintain two duplicates of a critical spare part to be delivered immediately to any of these refineries as necessary, to help make sure the Recovery Systems have minimal downtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marathon will also spend approximately $6 million to shut down a flare at the fence line of its Detroit refinery and $9.55 million on projects to reduce nitrogen oxides\u00a0emissions at its Canton and Garyville refineries.<\/span><\/p>\n

By installing advanced pollution controls at its refineries, Marathon will help reduce emissions that can cause respiratory and cardiovascular health impacts, which can disproportionately affect low-income and vulnerable populations, including children.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the settlement, some of Marathon\u2019s obligations under the 2012 agreement to ensure high flare combustion efficiency will eventually be replaced by Marathon\u2019s obligation to comply with a new, 2015 EPA rule on flare combustion efficiency. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At four refineries, compliance with an EPA flare standard related to SO2 will be extended for a limited period.\u00a0 The projected temporary increase in pollution related to those extensions will be more than offset by contemporaneous decreases that will continue indefinitely.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about the settlement click here: \u00a0Environmental Protection Agency.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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