A Delaware mother is suing Delaware City Refinery over pollution she believes impacted her child’s health and their ability to enjoy their home.
Brittany Steward, who lives in Delaware City with her son, who was born in 2020, filed a complaint against the Delaware City Refining Co., PBF Energy Co. and PBF Holding Co. on Feb. 23.
Steward claims unpermitted emissions of sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and other chemicals from the refinery’s Fluid Coking Unit between May 25 and June 11, 2025, agitated her son’s asthma…