Clean Air Act violations News

Kansas Refinery to Pay $23 Million for Clean Air Act Violations and Previous Pollution Problems

OFFEYVILLE, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas refinery has agreed to pay more than $23 million for violating the federal Clean Air Act and breaching a 2012 settlement for earlier pollution problems, the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency announced …

Port Arthur, Texas Refinery to Pay $1.4M Settlement Over Clean Air Act Violation

Texas Attorney General Ken announced a $1.4 million settlement in an environmental enforcement action against a Port Arthur refinery operated by TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc. (“TotalEnergies”). The Port Arthur refinery violated the Texas Clean Air Act while emitting …

Missouri Polyurethane Facility to Settle Clean Air Act Case

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Earth City, Missouri, polyurethane manufacturer Foam Supplies Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Plan Rule. The settlement requires the company to pay a …

Ohio Steel Manufacturer to Pay $990K Over Clear Air Act Violations

The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clear Air Act settlement with Republic Steel, a steel manufacturer in Canton, Ohio, which will require the company to reduce its facility’s lead emissions that have caused …

Manufacturer Fined $2.5 Million for Clean Air Act Violations at Louisiana Mill

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) has agreed to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act’s General Duty Clause and Risk Management Program Regulations at its containerboard production mill in DeRidder, Louisiana. …

Ohio Petrochemicals Company to Pay $1.1 Million for Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with Altivia Petrochemicals LLC for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its petrochemical manufacturing facility in Haverhill, Ohio. The company will pay a $1,112,500 civil penalty, improve leak detection …

Michigan Diesel Company Fined $10 Million Over Clean Air Act Violations

On Aug. 29, the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan awarded a default judgment, granting the proposed $10 million civil penalty against Diesel Ops LLC and Orion Diesel LLC of Waterford, Michigan. The violations the United States …

EPA Fines Ohio-Based Autosales $600,000 over Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Ohio-based Autosales, Inc. will pay a $600,000 penalty under the Clean Air Act for illegally selling aftermarket products that alter vehicles’ emissions-control systems – known popularly as defeat devices – across …

Indiana Metalworking Lubricants Company to Pay $310,000 over Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Indiana Department of Environmental Management announced a settlement on August 5 with Metalworking Lubricants Co. for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its used oil processing facility in Indianapolis. Under the terms …

Illinois HVAC Company to Pay $29,000 Penalty Over Clean Air Act Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with JTR Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. in Monee, Illinois, to resolve alleged violations of Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone regulations. EPA’s consent agreement and final order with JTR resolves alleged violations …