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Fact Sheet: Petroleum Refinery Sector Amendments July 2016

July 13, 2016 - EPA published a final rule to give petroleum refineries an additional 18 months to comply with a small subset of the December 2015 standards that apply during startup, shutdown and maintenance events.

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