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E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Clean Air Act Settlement

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement today with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., which is expected to reduce more than 13,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from four sulfuric acid production plants in Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky.

DuPont will spend at least $66 million on air pollution controls at the plants and pay a civil penalty of $4.125 million under the Clean Air Act settlement. The states of Louisiana, Virginia, and Ohio joined the federal government in today’s agreement and will receive shares of the civil penalty.

“Today’s settlement will reduce harmful air pollutants by approximately 13,000 tons per year,” said Granta Y. Nakayama, EPA Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “The actions taken today will ensure that those affected will be able to breathe a little easier knowing these pollutants will no longer be in the air.”

“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to a level playing field and compliance with the law in the sulfuric acid industry,” said Ronald J. Tenpas, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Environmental and Natural Resources Division. “Today’s settlement shows the high level of cooperation possible among the federal government, our local and state partners, and industry, when all are committed to compliance and meaningful improvement of the environment.”

For more information, contact:

Leslie Kirby-Miles
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW MC 2243A
Washington, DC 20460
(312) 353-9443
miles-kirby.leslie@epa.gov

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