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EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution
Settlements advance EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination
EPA News Release: EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution
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EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water
EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water
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Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico
Settlement includes $9.4 million civil penalty and compliance measures that will result in reduction of over 113,000 tons worth of CO2 pollution
EPA News Release: Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico
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EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements
EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements
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Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin
EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
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EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio
Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M
EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio
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EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
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EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown
EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown
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EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations
Joint effort to identify PFAS releases near Army installations builds on critical actions EPA is taking to protect public health from harmful “forever chemicals”
EPA News Release: EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations
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EPA Reaches Settlement with Fuel Refiner and Distributor Over Violations of the Clean Air Act’s Fuel Requirements
Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc and Brad Hall Associates, Inc. fined $1M for failing to meet multiple requirements that protect air quality
EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Fuel Refiner and Distributor Over Violations of the Clean Air Act’s Fuel Requirements
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EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota
Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3 million tons worth of pollution reduction
EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota
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United States Announces Settlement with Westchester County Drinking Water Provider and Three Municipalities for Violating Safe Drinking Water Act
Defendants to construct $138 million drinking water filtration plant, take steps to protect source water quality, and pay a total of $1.25 million in civil penalties
EPA News Release: United States Announces Settlement with Westchester County Drinking Water Provider and Three Municipalities for Violating Safe Drinking Water Act
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Animal Breeding and Testing Company Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case
In 2022, Justice Department Secured Surrender of Over 4,000 Beagles from Envigo’s Cumberland, Virginia Facility
EPA News Release: Animal Breeding and Testing Company Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case
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United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment
Settlement requires Norfolk Southern to pay for past and future cleanup costs, enhanced rail safety, civil penalty and health monitoring, among other provisions
EPA News Release: United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment
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Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches
November 2019 explosions prompted evacuations of thousands of area residents and released millions of pounds of extremely hazardous substances
EPA News Release: Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches
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