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VW Emissions Testing Scandal Prompts CEO to Order External Investigation

September 22, 2015October 8, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen has ordered an external investigation into the “defeat device” that allowed almost 500,000 of its diesel-engine cars to circumvent emissions testing for certain air pollutants, according to CEO Professor Dr. Martin Winterkorn. Winterkorn issued a statement following the emissions testing scandal that erupted late last week. “I personally am ... Read more »

VW Used ‘Defeat Device,’ Beat Clean Air Act

September 21, 2015November 4, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Volkswagen used software that circumvents emissions testing for certain air pollutants, according to the EPA, which issued the automaker a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act on Friday and ordered VW to recall almost half a million cars on the road. The notice of violation alleges that four-cylinder ... Read more »

Cargill Agrees to Settle Clean Air Act Violations

September 14, 2015September 11, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Cargill has reached an administrative civil settlement with the EPA over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Vitamin E manufacturing facility in Eddyville, Iowa. Cargill’s Eddyville facility uses the hazardous air pollutants methanol, methyl tertiary butyl ether, and formaldehyde to produce Vitamin E and similar compounds from ... Read more »

Duke Energy Settlement: Spend $4.4M on Environmental Projects, Cut Coal Emissions

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy will spend $4.4 million on environmental mitigation projects and pay a $975,000 civil penalty as part of a settlement reached with the EPA and US Department of Justice. The settlement, announced yesterday, resolves long-standing claims that Duke violated the federal Clean Air Act by unlawfully modifying 13 coal-fired ... Read more »

Soon-to-Come Ozone Rule Will Have Varying Impacts on Business

September 10, 2015April 4, 2017 by Karen Henry

If the EPA lowers ground-level ozone — a decision it is likely to make this month — some businesses, cities and regions will be affected more than others, HPAC Engineering reports. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to review the ozone pollution standards every five years. The current standard, ... Read more »

EPA Ordered to Rewrite Downwind Pollution Rules for 13 States

August 3, 2015July 31, 2015 by Karen Henry

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ordered the EPA to rewrite rules for smokestack emissions that drift across state lines, reports US News & World Report. The ruling follows an April 2014 Supreme Court decision that upheld the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, which blocks ... Read more »

Utilities Pay $160M in Four Corners Power Plant Settlement

June 25, 2015June 25, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA and the US Department of Justice yesterday announced a federal Clean Air Act settlement with several Arizona and New Mexico-based utility companies to install pollution control technology to reduce harmful air pollution from the Four Corners Power Plant located on the Navajo Nation near Shiprock, New Mexico. The ... Read more »

EPA Approves New Climate-Friendly Refrigerants

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

The EPA has approved new refrigerants used in various kinds of refrigeration and air conditioning equipment that offer better climate protection without harming the ozone layer. Under the authority of the Clean Air Act, the agency’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program evaluates substitute chemicals and technologies that are safe ... Read more »

Shell Affiliates Pay $900,000 to Resolve Air Violations

January 21, 2015January 21, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Three Shell Oil Company affiliates have agreed to pay $900,000 as part of a settlement with the EPA to resolve Clean Air Act violations, including selling gasoline and diesel fuel that did not conform to federal standards. The agency says these violations resulted in excess emissions of harmful air pollutants ... Read more »

DuPont Chemical Plant Fined

January 13, 2015January 12, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

DuPont has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey. The EPA fined DuPont for improper maintenance and repair of two large refrigeration units. When properly maintained, the systems are designed to minimize chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from leaking into the environment. ... Read more »

Smog Rule Released

November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA on Wednesday proposed a rule to reduce smog. The agency is proposing to strengthen air quality standards to within a range of 65 to 70 parts per billion (ppb) while taking comment on a level as low as 60 ppb. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to ... Read more »

Hyundai, Kia Pay Record $100M GHG Fine

November 4, 2014November 3, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Hyundai and Kia will pay a record $100 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations based on their sale of close to 1.2 million vehicles that will emit approximately 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in excess of what the automakers certified to EPA. In addition to ... Read more »

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