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EPA cites Plains' California oil train terminal for violations

By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cited Plains All American Pipeline LP’s Bakersfield crude by rail terminal with a series of violations, according to a notice made public on Monday. The federal agency said in the notice the facility’s owner failed to obtain valid emissions permits, install best available control technologies or provide emissions offsets as required by the local air district,

EPA cites Bakersfield, Calif. oil train terminal with violations

By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cited Plains All American Pipeline LP’s Bakersfield crude terminal with violations of the Clean Air Act, according to a notice dated April 30. The EPA said a previous environmental review was not thorough enough. The terminal has been operating since November 2014 and can currently receive one 100-car unit train a day carrying crude from the