Laws & Regulations
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Magellan Clean Water Settlement
Magellan Midstream Partners has agreed to pay $5.3 million in civil penalties for alleged violations of the CWA related to illegal spills or discharges of petroleum products.
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McWane, Inc. Settlement
McWane Inc. has agreed to pay $4 million to resolve more than 400 violations of federal and state environmental laws.
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Oxy Vinyls Settlement
Oxy Vinyls has agreed to perform three environmental projects at an estimated cost of $1,224,000 that are expected to permanently decrease emissions of vinyl chloride.
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Michigan Sugar Clean Air Act Settlement
Michigan Sugar, located in Bay City, MI, will use pollution reduction measures valued at more than $13 million at its processing facility to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act.
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Pollution Prevention Law and Policies
Information on Pollution prevention laws, definitions and policies including a list of relevant executive orders.
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Newport Sand and Gravel Co., Inc., and Carroll Concrete Co. Inc., Settlement
Newport Sand and Gravel Co., Inc. and Carroll Concrete Co., Inc. will pay a $200,000 civil penalty and implement a compliance program to resolve numerous violations of the CWA.
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Meyer's Bakery Clean Air Act Settlement
EPA and DOJ announced a $3.5 million settlement with Meyer's Bakery, resulting from violations under the Clean Air Act.
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Kinder Morgan Consent Agreement and Final Order
Kinder Morgan Transmix Co. has agreed to pay the EPA $600,000 to resolve numerous violations of federal air and hazardous waste regulations, including mixing hazardous waste with gasoline.
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Merck & Co., Inc. Settlement
Merck has agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal environmental laws at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities.
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Monsanto Company FIFRA Settlement
Monsanto has agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to resolve misbranding violations related to the sale and distribution of cotton seed products.
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Kerr-McGee Clean Air Act Settlement
Kerr-McGee self-disclosed a number of the violations, and has worked cooperatively with federal and state regulators to resolve them.
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Motiva and BP Settlement Agreements
EPA reached settlements on Sept. 27 with BP Products North America Inc. and with Motiva Enterprises LLC and Equilon Enterprises LLC, d/b/a Shell Oil Products US.
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Mirant Clean Air Settlement
Mirant Mid-Atlantic has agreed to eliminate nearly 29,000 tons of harmful pollution each year generated by its four electricity generating plants in Maryland and Virginia.
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South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) Settlement
CAA New Source Review Program (NSR) settlement with the Santee Cooper to resolve CAA violations at several of the company?s coal-fired power plants in South CA.
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Volvo Truck Corporation Diesel Engines Settlement
The EPA announced an $83.4 million total penalty against diesel manufacturers, the largest civil penalty ever for violation of environmental law.
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Kinder Morgan Clean Water Act Settlement
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners have agreed to pay nearly $5.3 million to resolve liability under the Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, Endangered Species Act.
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Ferro Corporation Civil Settlement
Indiana entered into a $3 million settlement of claims against Ferro Corporation for the company's violations.
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Consent Decree for Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority
Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority consent decree
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Koch Industries, Inc. Oil Spills Settlement
Koch Industries will pay the largest civil fine ever imposed on a company under any federal environmental law to resolve claims related to more than 300 oil spills from its pipelines,
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Merit Energy and Shell Exploration Clean Air Act Settlement
Agreement with Merit Energy Co. and Shell Exploration & Production Co. on alleged Clean Air Act violations at a natural gas processing facility in Manistee, MI.