# Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC, et al. (NC) (Lead)
> **Judicial** · FY2010 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `2200016082`
- **Case Number:** 09-2010-0507
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

EPA and DOJ reached a $425-million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corporation, and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations at six petroleum refineries in Alaska, California, Hawaii, North Dakota, Utah, and Washington.  The settlement addresses a range of leak detection and repair and flaring violations at all six refineries, as well as violations of the following programs and standards at specific refineries:  (i) the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Non-Attainment New Source Review permit programs; (ii) New Source Performance Standards; (iii) National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; and (iv) state clean air laws, programs, and permits.  Under the settlement, the two companies will spend about $403 million to install and operate pollution controls, and Tesoro will spend about $12.2 million to fund three environmental projects in local communities previously impacted by pollution.  Tesoro will also pay a civil penalty of $10.45 million, of which the United States will receive $8.05 million, Alaska will receive $1.3 million, Hawaii will receive $850,000, and the Northwest Clean Air Agency will receive $250,000.  Once implemented, the pollution controls required by the settlement will reduce annual emissions at the six refineries by an estimated 773 tons of sulfur dioxide, 407 tons of nitrogen oxides, 1,140 tons of volatile organic compounds, 27 tons of hazardous air pollutants, 20 tons of hydrogen sulfide, and the e

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