The Limetree Bay refinery, which caused a massive oil spill in the 1980s, first reopened in February under an order from the Trump administration, after eight years idle. When the refinery reopened, it promised to be well maintained, according to Jennifer Valiulis of the St Croix Environmental Association. As is common with industrial facilities in the US, the majority of people living near the Limetree Bay refinery are Black or Latino, and many are poor. (Limetree Bay Ventures’ principal investor is ArcLight Capital Partners, which has ties to former president Donald Trump.) Our children are suffering,” St Croix native ChenziRa Davis-Kahina said during the town hall, reports the Washington Post.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2021 06:56 UTC