BP Agrees To $400 Million Settlement In Government Suit

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BP North America Inc. has agreed to install $400 million in new air pollution controls at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery and pay an $8 million fine under a deal announced Wednesday with the government and environmental groups.

The oil giant agreed to the fine to settle allegations of air quality permit violations since 2001, according to a consent decree filed in federal court in Hammond. The deal also resolves objections by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to an air permit issued by Indiana.

Under the agreement, environmental groups including the Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council also agreed to drop their own challenges to the permit.