Pelican Refining pleads guilty, faces possible record fine in Louisiana

Houston-based refiner Pelican Refining Co. LLC could potentially pay the largest federal air pollution fine in Louisiana’s history after pleading guilty to felony violations of the Clean Air Act and obstruction of justice charges in federal court in Lafayette, La., the US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency jointly announced.

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