OIL INDUSTRY SAYS SOUTH COAST FLARE RULE FACES RELAXATION

Only days after the South Coast air district touted new landmark crackdowns on refinery flaring, oil industry representatives say a quarterly review of the rules is likely to result in significant relaxation to protect the safety of facility workers. Such a scenario would not please environmentalists and community groups, which strongly support new amendments to the rule that set strict monitoring requirements and daily emission limits. Flaring, the emitting of flames from refinery stacks, is used as a safety device...