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December 27, 2003
Opportunity for public comment on proposed coker in Warren
Members of the public are being asked to provide public comment on the proposed coker at United Refining's refinery in Warren, PA.
Comments can be sent to: Warren County CAP, P.O. Box 2782, Warren, Pa. 16365.
DEP approved the construction permit application despite concerns from the community about the risk to residents health and harm to the environment. The Warren County Quality of Life Coalition has appealed the permit.
Posted by Ryan at December 27, 2003 01:25 PM
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Members of cap:
dep has already implemented sixty plus
conditions for the safe operations of the de-
layed coker&hydrogen flare,and operating permits
"will not be issued" if conditions are not met.
Well iam for the coker expansion,after all this refinery has been here for over a hundred years
and hasn't blown up yet. These people at
United Refinery are profesionals,they want to go home to there familes to.
Posted by: denny phillips at January 2, 2004 10:01 PM
There are still health issues that are concerning. The simple presence of the new coker is going to increase nitrogen oxides, known to cause asthma in children and the elderly from increased ozone, by nearly 40 tons every year. By some stroke of luck, they were able to keep the increase just below 40 tons (I think it was 37 or 38 tons/year increase) which kept them from New Source review regulations. Are a few additional jobs worth the health of many more? And, of course, this does not exclude the additional safety concerns. The coking process is very dangerous and things can go drastically wrong.
The DEP is not beyond criticism. It is the duty of the public to hold them responsible for carrying out their mission to protect the environment and the health of the public. Are we to just trust in the DEP and hope they do their job?
Posted by: Ryan Talbott at January 7, 2004 02:25 PM
let them build it
Posted by: denny phillips at January 12, 2004 10:14 AM
When they can show me that there won't be any increased health effects or air pollution from nitrogen oxides, then maybe I'll think about it. Sorry, but I don't believe jobs are more important than people's lives.
Posted by: Ryan Talbott at January 18, 2004 02:06 PM
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