Island Refinery Operators Must Give Water To Residents Affected By Oil Pollution

(August 6, 2024, 2:19 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal trial court did not err in ordering the operators of an oil refinery that allegedly contaminated homes and cisterns on St. Croix to provide affected residents with bottled water because the residents satisfied all elements necessary to receive a preliminary injunction, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel found Aug. 5 in affirming the trial court’s decision to grant injunctive relief....