Shell Oil Pays $6M for Clean Air Violations, Texas Schools Use Funds to Go Solar

Image: Flickr via Aaron Gustafson Here’s a story with a sense of justice (albeit small) from a case of environmental wrongdoing: Shell Oil was sued two years ago for releasing millions of pounds of chemicals, including benzene and other toxins, from its Deer Park refinery in Texas into the air. It was violating the Clean Air Act—and of the $6 million legal settlement that resulted, $2 million is now helping two Texas schools go solar. Beautiful irony…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Shell Oil Pays $6M for Clean Air Violations, Texas Schools Use Funds to Go Solar

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