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Oil Giants Reach $425 Million Air Pollution Settlement

July 19, 2016December 6, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Subsidiaries of oil refiners Tesoro and Par Hawaii Refining have agreed to pay $425 million to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations and reduce air pollution at six refineries. Under the settlement with the EPA and the US Department of Justice, the two companies will spend about $403 million to ... Read more »

Trader Joe’s to Pay $2 Million to Reduce Coolant Leaks, Curb GHG Emissions

June 22, 2016March 16, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Grocery store chain Trader Joe’s has agreed to spend $2 million to reduce coolant leaks from refrigerators at 453 of its stores to settle federal claims that it violated the Clean Air Act. The company will also pay a $500,000 civil penalty under the proposed settlement with the US Department ... Read more »

Power Plant Companies Fined $8.5M for Emissions Violations, False Reporting

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A power plant owner and its management company in Massachusetts have agreed to pay $8.5 million and plead guilty to tampering with emissions equipment and submitting false information to environmental and energy regulators. US attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey announced the settlement Wednesday, following a ... Read more »

States, Power Companies, Enviros Defend EPA’s Clean Power Plan

March 30, 2016March 29, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Clean Power Plan supporters — including environmental and health organizations, states, power companies and clean energy trade groups — yesterday filed briefs asking the DC Circuit court to uphold the power plant emissions regulation. On June 2 the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit will hear oral arguments ... Read more »

VW Sued by US for Emissions Scandal Defeat Devices

January 4, 2016November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen has been sued by the US Department of Justice for allegedly installing illegal defeat devices in about 600,000 diesel engine vehicles that allowed them to cheat emissions standards. The Justice Department filed the civil complaint today, on behalf of the EPA, in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen ... Read more »

Companies Pay $7 Billion in EPA Enforcement Actions

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

EPA enforcement actions in 2015 cost companies more than $7 billion, requiring them to invest in equipment to control pollution and clean up contaminated sites, according to the agency’s annual enforcement results. In fiscal year 2015, the EPA secured record-setting hazardous waste, Clean Air Act, and Superfund settlements. It also ... Read more »

EPA Smog Rule Targets Cross-State Air Pollution

November 17, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA today announced a proposal that targets smog-forming air pollution transported across state lines. The agency says it will reduce summertime emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) from power plants that contribute to downwind ozone problems in the eastern half of the US. The proposed updates to the agency’s ... Read more »

ASARCO to Pay $163.5M, Cut Toxic Emissions

November 5, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

ASARCO has agreed to a settlement with the EPA and US Department of Justice that requires the company to spend $150 million to install new equipment and pollution control technology to reduce emissions of toxic heavy metals at a large copper smelter in Hayden, Arizona. The company will also fund ... Read more »

VW Faces More Emissions Charges, Installed ‘Defeat Devices’ in Porsches

November 2, 2015November 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The Volkswagen emissions scandal continues to grow as the automaker has been hit with more air pollution charges, covering additional model years as well as Porsche diesel vehicles. Today the EPA issued a second notice of violation (NOV) of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen AG, Audi AG and Volkswagen ... Read more »

Using Fenceline Monitoring to Track Fugitive Emissions

October 20, 2015October 19, 2015 by Karen Henry

Fenceline monitoring is making it easier to track fugitive emissions — undetected air pollution leaks from pipes, seals and other areas at industrial facilities, according to an article in the EPA’s Science Matters newsletter. Last month the agency updated air pollution standards with a rule requiring first-of-its-kind fenceline monitoring to ... Read more »

DuPont, EPA Reach Settlement After Fatal Chemical Explosion

October 5, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

DuPont has agreed to pay a fine of $724,000 in settlement of Clean Air Act violations relating to a fatal fire and explosion at its chemical plant in Tonawanda, New York. In the settlement, DuPont will spend $112,000 to purchase vapor and radiation detection equipment for the local fire department ... Read more »

Bion Patents Process to Recover Nitrogen from Waste

October 1, 2015September 30, 2015 by Karen Henry

Bion Environmental Technologies has filed a new patent application for a process that recovers a nitrogen-rich, non-synthetic fertilizer product from a livestock waste stream. The fertilizer contains 12 percent to 15 percent nitrogen in a solid crystalline form that is water-soluble and provides readily available nitrogen. It contains none of ... Read more »

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