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The Aamjiwnaang First Nation will have have status during an hearing about INEOS Styrolutions. May 1 – 15 days after high levels of benzene in the air sickened members of the the Aamjiwnaang First Nation – the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, pulled the company’s Environmental Compliance Approval certificate shutting the plant down. The order required the removal

Aamjiwaang residents express relief and concern with announcement Company president says the current problems with benzene emissions is not the reason Heather Wright/The Independent After nearly two months of scrutiny, INEOS Styrolutions says its closing the Sarnia Plant. Online, members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation are both pleased and wary of what comes next. May 1 – 15 days after

The Ontario Land Tribunal says INEOS Stryolutions’ appeal of the orders which shut down its Sarnia plant will be heard July 12. May 1 – 15 days after high levels of benzene in the air sickened members of the the Aamjiwnaang First Nation – the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, pulled the company’s Environmental Compliance Approval certificate shutting

INEOS Styrolution is asking for more time to remove benzene from its Sarnia site, saying saying safety not speed is important. May 1 – 15 days after high levels of benzene in the air sickened members of the the Aamjiwnaang First Nation – the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, pulled the company’s Environmental Compliance Approval certificate shutting the

The federal government is tightening controls on storage tanks in the wake of high benzene emissions in Sarnia. Canada’s Environment Minister says companies which have emitted benzene in Sarnia and the Aamjiwnaang First Nation will have to “implement vapour-control measures, including fully closed vent systems with vapour control” on benzene storage tanks. Environment Canada officials met with the members of

The head of INEOS Styrolutions wants to meet with Ontario’s environment minister saying the “newly imposed” benzene standards are “impossible to meet.” In a three page letter, Pierre Minguet, president of operations at INEOS Styrolutions, lays out his concerns, including confusion on whether the company should be following the ministry standards or standards set by the Aamjiwnaang First Nation. “The

Says closure could affect gas production in Eastern Canada INEOS Styrolutions says the Ministry of the Environment’s time table for action to deal with benzene emissions at its Sarnia plant are “simply unrealistic” and is considering an appeal. And the company says it’s shutdown could have wider economic impact than just at the plant. Styrolutions was shutdown by the Ministry

The Ministry of the Environment has effectively shut down INEOS Styrolutions forcing it to deal with the ongoing release of benzene at the Sarnia plant. The Ministry has pulled it’s Environmental Compliance Approval certificate which the company needs to operate. Aamjiwnaang First Nation Chief Chris Plain first called for the plant across the road from the band office to be