Suncor Faces $10.5 Million Fine Over Colorado Refinery Pollution

Suncor Energy Inc. must pay a record $10.5 million fine for air pollution at its Commerce City refinery in Colorado, the latest setback for the Canadian energy company’s effort to improve its health and safety record.

The punishment stems from incidents between July 2019 and June 2021, and requires Suncor to prevent air pollution at the plant near Denver, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said in a release.

The agency also required the Calgary-based company that operates Alberta oil sands mines and wells as well as refineries across North America to double the number of air-pollution monitors ...