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Western Refining to pay $1.95 million settlement
Western Refinery Co. will pay out a $1.95 million settlement to the Carlsbad-based Center for Excellence in Hazardous Material Management. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner
Western Refinery Co. will pay out a $1.95 million settlement to the Carlsbad-based Center for Excellence in Hazardous Material Management. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Adron Gardner

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Gallup Independent

By Kathy Helms
Diné Bureau

WINDOW ROCK — Western Refining Co. will pay $1.95 million to the Center for Excellence in Hazardous Material Management in Carlsbad for a biofuels project as part of a settlement agreement with the New Mexico Environment Department.

NMED Secretary Ron Curry first announced Feb. 24 that his agency had reached a settlement with Western that required the refinery to pay for $2.25 million in projects to improve the environment in northwestern New Mexico and across the state.

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