Last year, the Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club won a lawsuit against the company for emitting too much particle pollution at its Whiting Refinery between 2015 and 2018. Exposure to particle pollution can cause heart attacks, aggravate asthma, and cause other heart and lung problems.

The crude distillation unit at the BP refinery in Whiting was shut down last month following an electrical fire. It has restarted and the company says operations at the facility are approaching normal levels.

An electrical fire at a BP refinery in northwest Indiana on Wednesday caused the company to temporarily close its facility located about 15 miles southeast of Chicago.

The emergency waiver was granted Saturday for Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin in response to a fire last week at an Indiana oil refinery that could affect prices and supply.

The Hoosier chapter of the Sierra Club and three other environmental groups have reached a settlement with BP for emitting too much particle pollution at its Whiting Refinery in northwest Indiana.

The Sierra Club has won a lawsuit against BP for pollution violations at its Whiting refinery in northwest Indiana. The plant exceeded its limits for particle pollution from 2015 to 2018 and also failed to do required follow-up tests.

The Sierra Club says state and federal environmental agencies have allowed BP to emit too much particulate matter. BP says it's prepared to "vigorously defend" its operations.

A Saturday fire caused a malfunction to the unit at BP's Whiting Refinery along Lake Michigan in northwest Indiana.