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Suncor will be required to pay $2.5 million in financial penalties and spend another $8 million on improvements to repair its power supply system, which state regulators believe causes a large number of air-quality violations at the refinery.
The state's Air Pollution Control Division has requested more information about the malfunctions and for status updates from the Suncor Energy oil refinery. A detailed investigation, which could include corrective action, will be a part of the division's 2024 annual inspection.
Suncor Energy's oil refinery in Commerce City has reported 13 malfunctions since Dec. 1, sending excessive amounts of harmful pollutants into the air as the company provided little public information as to whether or not people's health was at risk.
The state's Air Pollution Control Division has requested more information about the malfunctions and for status updates from the Suncor Energy oil refinery. A detailed investigation, which could include corrective action, will be a part of the division's 2024 annual inspection.