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Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc. and Brad Hall Associates, Inc.

On July 17, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc. and Brad Hall Associates, Inc. addressing violations of the Clean Air Act’s conventional and renewable fuel requirements for the refining and distribution of gasoline and diesel fuel. Consent Decree and Complaint 2024-07-17 CAA

Marathon Oil Company 2024 Clean Air Act Stationary Source Settlement

On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with Marathon Oil Company (Marathon) that will reduce approximately 110,000 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and methane emissions equivalent to more than 2 million tons of carbon dioxide at oil and gas production facilities on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Consent Decree 2024-07-11 CAA

Westchester Joint Water Works Safe Drinking Water Act

On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), along with the state of New York, reached a settlement agreement with Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW), Town/Village of Harrison, the Village of Mamaroneck, and the Town of Mamaroneck. Consent Decree 2024-06-24 CWA

TPC Group LLC Settlement Information Sheet

Today, May 21, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department announced the filing of a felony criminal charge and related civil complaint and consent decree under the Clean Air Act (CAA) against TPC Group LLC, a Texas petrochemical company. Consent Decree 2024-05-21 CAA

Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement

WASHINGTON, DC – On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with Colonial Oil Industries, Inc. addressing violations of the Clean Air Act’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program requirements. Consent Decree 2024-04-10 CAA

Apache Corporation Settlement

WASHINGTON (February 13, 2024) – Apache Corporation (Apache) has agreed to pay $4 million in civil penalties and undertake projects expected to cost at least $5.5 million to ensure 422 of its oil and gas well pads in New Mexico and Texas comply with federal and state clean air regulations and offset past illegal emissions. Consent Decree 2024-02-13 CAA

Guam Waterworks Authority Clean Water Act Settlement

Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA) agreed to a consent decree with the United States to improve the quality of its sewer system, estimated to cost approximately $400 million, to address unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage and other violations of the Clean Water Act. The Government of Guam is also a party to the agreement. Consent Decree 2024-01-30 CWA

2024 Cummins Inc. Vehicle Emission Control Violations Settlement

On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice, along with the state of California, reached a settlement agreement with Cummins, Inc. for vehicle emission control violations under the Clean Air Act. Consent Decree 2024-01-10 CAA

BFPPA Settlement Ensures Cleanup and Redevelopment at Former Plating Facility within El Monte Operable Unit of San Gabriel Valley (Area 1) Superfund Site, Los Angeles County, California

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized an administrative settlement agreement for removal action by bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPPA Removal) to cleanup contamination at a former plating facility, a source property within the El Monte Operable Unit (El Monte OU) of the San Gabriel Valley (Area 1) Superfund site. Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Agreement (BFPPA Removal) 2023-09-30 CERCLA

BFPPA Reached Between EPA and Seven Seas Terminals, LLC, for Mississippi Phosphates Corp. Superfund Site in Pascagoula, Mississippi

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a fully executed administrative settlement agreement for removal action by bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPPA Removal) for the Mississippi Phosphates Corp. Superfund site in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Agreement (BFPPA Removal) 2023-09-26 CERCLA

Local Government Acquires Property from Potentially Responsible Parties and Agrees to Support Cleanup in Mineral County, Colorado

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an agreement alongside the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Colorado that provides for the waiver of state and federal “takings” claims associated with a water right at the site. Administrative Settlement Agreement 2023-09-13 CERCLA

City of Sandy Clean Water Settlement

SEATTLE (July 18, 2023) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Justice (DOJ), the state of Oregon, and the city of Sandy, Oregon, entered into a Clean Water Act consent decree requiring the city to complete comprehensive remedial measures and significantly limit new sewer connections or alterations until Sandy can demonstrate that capacity exists to reliably meet discharge requirements. Consent Decree 2023-07-18 CWA 2023 BP Products Clean Air Act Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Settlement (Washington, DC – May 17, 2023) The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) Settlement with BP Products North America Inc., (BPP), a subsidiary of BP p.l.c., which will require it to reduce its emissions of benzene and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at its Whiting Refinery in Indiana. Consent Decree 2023-05-17 CAA Sanitary District of Highland, Indiana Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet (Washington, DC – April 8, 2022) - The Sanitary District of Highland, Indiana, and the Town of Griffith, Indiana, have agreed to construction projects and capital investments that will eliminate discharges of untreated sewage from their sewer systems into nearby water bodies, including the Little Calumet River. 2023-04-27 CWA Town of Griffith, Indiana Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet (Washington, DC – April 8, 2022) - The Sanitary District of Highland, Indiana, and the Town of Griffith, Indiana, have agreed to construction projects and capital investments that will eliminate discharges of untreated sewage from their sewer systems into nearby water bodies, including the Little Calumet River. 2023-04-27 CWA 2023 MPLX LP Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet (Denver, CO – April 20, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the State of North Dakota, and the State of Wyoming announced a settlement agreement with MPLX LP (MPLX) that will strengthen air pollution controls at seven natural gas processing plants and ten compressor stations located in North Dakota, Wyoming, and on the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah. Consent Decree 2023-04-20 CAA 2023 The Williams Companies, Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet (Washington, DC – April 20, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the States of Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement agreement with The Williams Companies, Inc. and seven related Williams entities (Williams), and Harvest Four Corners, LLC (Harvest) that will strengthen air pollution controls at 15 natural gas processing plants located in Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, West Virginia, Wyoming, and on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. Consent Decree 2023-04-20 CAA WES DJ Gathering LLC Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet (Denver, CO – April 20, 2023) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the State of Colorado announced a settlement agreement with WES DJ Gathering LLC (WDJG), formerly Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, that will strengthen air pollution controls at three contiguous natural gas processing plants near Fort Lupton, Weld County, Colorado (Fort Lupton Complex). This settlement resolves the ongoing litigation that began in July 2020 when the United States and State of Colorado filed a complaint alleging violations of the Clean Air Act and the Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act at the Fort Lupton Complex. Consent Decree 2023-04-20 CAA United States and the New Mexico Environment Department v. Matador Production Company Settlement Matador Production Company has agreed to pay a penalty and ensure compliance with both state and federal clean air regulations at all 239 of its New Mexico oil and gas well pads to resolve unlawful operations alleged in a civil complaint filed today under the Clean Air Act and state regulations. Consent Decree 2023-03-27 CAA City of Holyoke, Massachusetts Settlement Information Sheet (WASHINGTON - March 22, 2023) – EPA, The Justice Department, and The Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, to resolve the Clean Water Act and Massachusetts state law. The proposed consent decree calls for Holyoke to take further remedial action to reduce ongoing sewage discharges into the Connecticut River from the city’s sewer collection and stormwater systems. Consent Decree 2023-03-22 CWA ABF Freight, Inc. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement with ABF Freight System, Inc. (ABF), a national freight carrier, to resolve alleged Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at transportation facilities located across the country. Consent Decree 2023-03-20 CWA

Order Directing OxyChem to Design the Remedial Action to Clean Up Highly Contaminated Sediments in the Upper 9 Miles of Lower Passaic River, New Jersey

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) directing Occidental Chemical Corporation (“OxyChem”) to perform the remedial design for the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River Study Area of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Newark, New Jersey. The UAO, valued at $92.7 million, is the eighth largest UAO in the Superfund program history. Unilateral Administrative Order 2023-03-02 CERCLA

Settlement Agreement Results in Investigation and Evaluation at the Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens UPRR Superfund Site in Houston, Texas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) to investigate and evaluate contamination at the Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens UPRR Superfund site in Houston, Texas. The site is located in a community with potential environmental justice (EJ) concerns. Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent 2023-02-27 CERCLA

EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Conduct All Necessary Cleanup Work for East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a unilateral administrative order (CERCLA UAO) to Norfolk Southern Railway Company to conduct all necessary response actions associated with the February 3, 2023, train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. After extensive response work under the CERCLA UAO in the spring and summer of 2023, EPA issued a Clean Water Act unilateral administrative order (CWA UAO), on October 18, 2023, to the company to remove remaining contaminated sediments in certain areas. Unilateral Administrative Order 2023-02-21 CERCLA UAO and CWA UAO

In Landmark Agreement $83 Million Entered at Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site, in Deer Lodge Valley, Montana

The United States District Court in Butte entered a consent decree (CD) for the Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site. In addition, Atlantic Richfield will pay $48 million to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for past and interim response costs and future oversight costs. Consent Decree 2022-12-16 CERCLA The Elyria, Ohio Clean Water Act Settlement (Washington, DC – November 9, 2022) - The city of Elyria, Ohio, has entered into a consent decree with the United States and the State of Ohio to complete a series of capital projects designed to eliminate discharges of untreated sewage from its sewer system into the Black River, 10 miles upstream from Lake Erie. Consent Decree 2022-11-09 CWA

Quad County Corn Processors Cooperative Clean Air Act Settlement

(Washington, DC – November 3, 2022) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Iowa-based Quad County Corn Processors Cooperative, that requires the company to retire over 438,000 renewable fuel credits to resolve alleged violations of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. Consent Decree 2022-11-03 CAA

The City of Lakewood Ohio Settlement

WASHINGTON (November 1, 2022) — The city of Lakewood, Ohio, has agreed to perform work that will significantly reduce discharges of untreated sewage from its sewer system into Lake Erie and the Rocky River. Consent Decree 2022- 11-01 CWA

PPA Secures Long-Term Steward to Implement Remedy and Support Reuse in Woburn, Massachusetts

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) in November 2022 with IV5 60 Olympia Avenue LLC and IV5 60 Olympia Land LCC. Prospective Purchaser Agreement 2022-11-01 CERCLA DCP Midstream LP Clean Air Act Settlement (Denver, CO) On July 25, 2022, EPA, the Department of Justice, and the State of Colorado announced a settlement with DCP Operating Company LP and five other subsidiaries of DCP Midstream LP that will strengthen leak detection and repair (LDAR) practices at eight natural gas processing plants in Weld County, Colorado. Consent Decree 2022-25-07 CAA PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. Settlement Information Sheet (Washington, DC – July 14, 2022) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announce a settlement with PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. (PCS Nitrogen), involving PCS Nitrogen’s former phosphoric acid fertilizer production facility located in Geismar, Louisiana (Geismar Facility or Facility). Consent Decree 2022-07-14 RCRA Agreement continues lead cleanup work and redevelopment at USS Lead Superfund Site Agreement with potentially responsible parties (PRPs) will allow for continued cleanup and redevelopment of the USS Lead Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana. Along with the ASAOC, the Agency proposes to enter into a prospective purchaser agreement (PPA) with Industrial Development Advantage of East Chicago, LLC (IDA), a developer who will perform the cleanup work on the site. The PRPs will provide financial assurance to ensure funding for the cleanup should IDA not be able to satisfactorily complete the work, reimburse the Agency $18 million for its past cleanup costs at the site, and pay for future state and EPA oversight costs at the site. Administrative Order on Consent 2022-05-02 CERCLA Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Clean LP Air Act Settlement Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP has agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance measures estimated to cost $118 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Air Act and state air pollution control laws at three petrochemical manufacturing facilities located in Cedar Bayou, Port Arthur, and Sweeney, Texas. Chevron Phillips will also pay a $3.4 million civil penalty. The settlement will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from flares. Consent Decree 2022-03-09 CAA Power Performance Enterprises, Inc., and Kory Blaine Willis, Clean Air Act Settlement Washington, DC –March 15, 2022) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Department of Justice have announced a settlement with Power Performance Enterprises, Inc. (PPEI), and Kory Blaine Willis, to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act’s prohibition against the sale or manufacture of devices that bypass, defeat, or render inoperative emissions controls. PPEI and Willis also pleaded guilty to criminal charges in federal court in Sacramento, California. Consent Decree 2022-02-15 CAA Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC Settlement Cliffs Burns Harbor (Cleveland-Cliffs) has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and other laws, for an August 2019 discharge of ammonia and cyanide-laden wastewater into the East Branch of the Little Calumet River. The discharge, which led to fish kills in the river, also caused beach closures along the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Cleveland-Cliffs is undertaking substantial measures to improve its wastewater system at its steel manufacturing and finishing facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Consent Decree 2022-02-14 CWA The Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District, West Virginia Clean Water Settlement The Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District in West Virginia will pay a $518,400 penalty, make extensive improvements to its sewer and stormwater systems, and implement a state-directed supplemental environmental project valued at $1.14 million under a settlement with federal and state authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) announced today. Consent Decree 2021-11-17 CWA EPA’s Lead-based Paint Enforcement Helps Protect Children and Vulnerable Communities - 2021 This webpage highlights federal enforcement actions completed between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021 to protect the public, especially young children, from exposure to lead in paint. Administrative Agreement 2021-10-27 TSCA Equistar Chemicals, LP; LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC; and Lyondell Chemical Company Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Equistar Chemicals, LP; LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC; and Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyondell”), that will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from six of Lyondell’s petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Iowa. Consent Decree 2021-10-15 CAA DuPont Sabine Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) have announced a settlement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) and Performance Materials NA, Inc. (PMNA) to resolve alleged violations of hazardous waste, air, and water environmental laws at the PMNA Sabine River chemical manufacturing facility in Orange, Texas. Consent Decree 2021-10-14 RCRA Xtreme Diesel Performance, LLC, Clean Air Act Settlement (Washington, DC – September 15, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Xtreme Diesel Performance, LLC (XDP), to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with the manufacture, sale, and/or offer to sell aftermarket products that defeat the emissions control systems equipped on diesel pickup trucks. Consent Decree 2021-09-15 CAA Gear Box Z, Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement (Washington, DC – August 30, 2021) Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Gear Box Z, Inc. (GBZ), to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with the manufacture, sale, and/or offer to sell aftermarket products that defeat the emissions control systems equipped on diesel pickup trucks. Consent Decree 2021-08-30 CAA Advanced Flow Engineering, Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement As part of the settlement, aFe has agreed to stop the sale of all products the government alleges violate the CAA. aFe will also pay a civil penalty of $250,000 over one year due to its limited financial ability to pay a higher penalty. Consent Decree 2021-07-27 CAA Settlement Resolves RCRA Violations and Requires Response Actions under Superfund Settlement agreement between EPA and DOJ with U.S. Magnesium (USM) to resolve RCRA violations and require cleanup work under the Superfund program at its facility in Rowley, Utah. Cleanup work, valued at $37 million, will reduce environmental impacts from its operations and ensure greater protection for its workers. Settlement Agreement 2021-06-30 CERCLA; RCRA Amended Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order issued to eBay Inc. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or “the Agency”) amended the Stop Sale Use or Removal Order issued to eBay Inc. (eBay) on June 10, 2020. The amendment adds 170 unregistered and/or misbranded pesticide products to the June 10, 2020 Order which contained over 40 unlawful products. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2021-06-17 FIFRA United Parcel Service, Inc., (UPS) Settlement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 recently announced a settlement with United Parcel Service, Inc., and TForce Freight, Inc., (together, “Respondents”), requiring Respondents to correct alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations at all facilities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2021-06-16 RCRA John Raftopoulos, et al. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced a proposed settlement today with John Raftopoulos, Diamond Peak Cattle Company, LLC, and Rancho Greco Limited, LLC (collectively, Defendants) to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) involving unauthorized discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States and trespass on federal public lands in northwest Moffat County, Colorado. Consent Decree 2021-03-18 CWA American Zing Recycling Corp. Settlement American Zinc Recycling Corp. (AZR) has settled a federal-state lawsuit citing violations of air, water and hazardous waste environmental laws at its facility in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, delivering environmental and public health benefits, including reduced lead dust exposure, for nearby residents. Lead exposure poses particular health risks to young children and pregnant women. Consent Decree 2021-02-09 District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Decision on DTE Energy Company and Sierra Club Agreement (Washington, DC - February 4, 2021) On July 23, 2020, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered a consent decree between the United States, DTE Energy, and Plaintiff-Intervenor Sierra Club resolving DTE’s violations of the Clean Air Act. Agreement 2021-02-04 CAA The Dow Chemical Company, Performance Materials NA, Inc, and Union Carbide Corporation Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement with Dow Chemical Company and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation, that will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from four of Dow’s petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Consent Decree 2021-01-27 CAA Toyota Clean Air Act Emissions Defect Reporting Settlement Information Sheet The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today a settlement with Toyota for alleged failures to comply with its obligations under the Clean Air Act to monitor the vehicles for potential defects in emissions controls and report to the EPA, as well as failing to file reports describing the substance and progress of recalls. Consent Decree 2021-01-14 CAA; CAA112r Home Depot Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice today announced a proposed nationwide settlement with Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. resolving alleged violations of the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule at home renovations performed by Home Depot’s contractors across the country. Consent Decree 2020-12-17 TSCA Colorado Springs Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act with respect to the City’s storm sewer system. Consent Decree 2020-10-29 CWA EPA’s Lead-based Paint Enforcement Helps Protect Children and Vulnerable Communities - 2020 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) today highlighted 89 federal enforcement actions completed over the last year to protect the public, especially young children, from exposure to lead in paint. Administrative Order 2020-10-29 TSCA Valero Energy Corporation, et al. Clean Air Act Settlement The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement today with Valero Energy Corporation and a number of its subsidiaries and affiliates (Valero). Consent Decree 2020-10-19 CAA EPA and Electrolux Reach Settlement for Illegal Imports of Air Filter Products Incorporating Nanosilver The U.S. EPA has entered a settlement agreement with Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (Electrolux), to resolve liabilities under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As part of the agreement, memorialized in a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO), Electrolux will pay a civil penalty in the amount of $6,991,400. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2020-10-15 FIFRA Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC, Clean Water Act Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with the Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company LLC, d/b/a Fair Grounds Corporation (Fair Grounds) that will resolve years of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its New Orleans racetrack. Under the settlement, Fair Grounds will eliminate unauthorized discharges of manure, urine and process wastewater through operational changes and construction projects at an estimated cost of $5,600,000. Consent Decree 2020-09-29 CWA City of Corpus Christi, Texas Clean Water Act Settlement oday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the City of Corpus Christi to improve its sewer system, which, with more than 1,100 miles of sewer lines and more than 100 lift stations, is one of the largest sewer systems in Texas. Consent Decree 2020-09-25 CWA Agreement Establishes Long-Term Stewardship Requirements at RCRA Facility in Illinois EPA and US Ecology agreed to an administrative order on consent (AOC) under Section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to ensure long-term stewardship (LTS) activities continue at the US Ecology’s facility in Sheffield, Illinois. Administrative Order on Consent 2020-09-22 RCRA Settlement to Clean Up Contaminated Tailings and Develop 120 Acres of Connected Greenway in Butte, Montana Settlement between EPA and the Atlantic Richfield Company will result in approximately $150 million in new cleanup work to address contaminated tailings and treat contaminated stormwater and groundwater at the Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund site in Butte, Montana. Consent Decree 2020-09-16 CERCLA Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Clean Air Act Civil Settlement The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced today a proposed settlement with Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (collectively, “Daimler”). Consent Decree 2020-09-14 CAA George E. Warren LLC Clean Air Act Settlement GEW is a privately held company headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida whose activities include producing gasoline by blending components in terminal storage tanks located in Perth Amboy and Carteret, New Jersey and in Pasadena, Texas. 2020-09-11 CAA Gulf Oil Limited Partnership Clean Air Act Settlement Gulf Oil Limited Partnership (Gulf) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $2,400,000 and retire approximately 453 million ppm-gallons of sulfur credits to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) stemming from its production of gasoline that did not meet fuel standards and its failure to comply with certain reporting requirements. 2020-09-11 CAA Cleanup Agreement Addresses TCE Contamination at Foster Wheeler Energy Corp/Church Road TCE Superfund Site EPA and the Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (FWEC) agreed to a settlement valued at $4.150 million for interim cleanup work addressing TCE contamination at the Foster Wheeler Energy site in Pennsylvania and to pay the EPA for its past and future costs. Consent Decree 2020-09-01 CERCLA Indianapolis Power & Light Settlement Information Sheet The United States announced today that Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL) has agreed to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and Indiana law by undertaking measures to improve its environmental compliance at the Petersburg Generating Station, in Pike County, Indiana. Consent Decree 2020-08-31 CAA City of Hattiesburg, MS Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Mississippi, acting through the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Consent Decree 2020-08-26 CWA Cleanup Order Requires Investigation and Study to Address Groundwater Contamination EPA issued a UAO to the Boeing Company and TDY Industries, LLC. requiring the companies to conduct a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) on Operable Unit 7 at the Pools Prairie Superfund site in Neosha, Missouri. The value of the RI/FS UAO is $2.7 million. Unilateral Administrative Order 2020-08-07 CERCLA $21.2 Million Groundwater Cleanup CD for New Jersey Site An August 5, 2020, court-approved consent decree between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ford Motor Company and the Borough of Ringwood provides for cleanup work at Operable Unit (OU) 2 of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund site in New Jersey. Under the agreement, valued at $21.2 million, Ford and the Borough will pay approximately $17.6 million to clean up OU2 and reimburse the EPA approximately $3.6 million for its past cleanup costs. Consent Decree 2020-08-05 CERCLA City of Manchester, N.H. Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet In a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of New Hampshire, the City of Manchester, N.H., has agreed to implement a comprehensive set of corrective measures and improvements to the city’s sewer system that will result in significant reductions of sewage. Consent Decree 2020-07-13 CWA DuPont Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Texas have announced a settlement with E.I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) to resolve alleged hazardous waste, air, and water violations at its former La Porte, Texas chemical manufacturing facility. Consent Decree 2020-07-13 CAA; CWA; RCRA Simplot Settlement Information Sheet On July 9, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with J.R. Simplot Company and its subsidiary, Simplot Phosphates LLC (Simplot), involving Simplot’s Rock Springs, Wyoming, manufacturing facility. Consent Decree 2020-07-09 RCRA Third-Party Agreement Supports Cleanup and Redevelopment at Site in Texas EPA, DOJ, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and Conroe Logistics Center, LLC entered into a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser (BFPP) agreement related to the Conroe Creosoting Superfund site in Conroe, Texas. Administrative Agreement 2020-07-01 CERCLA Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order issued to eBay, Inc. On June 10, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or “the Agency”) issued an order to eBay, Inc. (eBay), directing the company to immediately stop the sale or distribution of over 40 different types of pesticide products on its website that are unregistered, misbranded, or classified for restricted-use. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2020-06-10 FIFRA Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Orders issued to Amazon.com Services, LLC On June 10, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or “the Agency”) issued an order to Amazon.com Services LLC (Amazon), directing the company to immediately stop the sale or distribution of over 30 different pesticide products and devices on its website that are unregistered and/or misbranded. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2020-06-10 FIFRA HollyFrontier Inc. Settlement Information Sheet EPA and the state of Kansas have announced a settlement with HollyFrontier El Dorado Refining LLC. (HollyFrontier), to address alleged Clean Air Act violations resulting from exceedances of emission limits and failure to comply with chemical accident prevention statutory and regulatory safety requirements at its El Dorado, Kansas refinery. Consent Decree 2020-05-28 CAA Sprague Clean Air Act Settlement Under a proposed settlement with the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Sprague Resources LP will take steps to limit emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from oil storage tanks at seven facilities across New England. The terms of the proposed settlement are designed to bring Sprague into compliance with federal air pollution control laws that regulate the emissions of VOCs from heated #6 oil and asphalt tanks, which can pose public health risks. Consent Decree 2020-05-28 CAA Orders Issued for Lead Contaminated Property Cleanup at USS Lead On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two unilateral administrative orders (UAOs), valued at more than $5.8 million, for cleanup work for the remaining 12 non-residential properties in Zone 3 of the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc. (“USS Lead”) Superfund site in Chicago, Illinois. Unilateral Administrative Order 2020-05-27 CERCLA Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order issued to Electrolux Home Products, Inc. On May 27, 2020, U.S. EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance issued a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order (SSURO) to Electrolux Home Products, Inc. (“Electrolux”), directing the company to immediately stop the sale, use, or removal of dehumidifier and air conditioner products marketed with pesticidal claims and manufactured with filters containing nanosilver. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2020-05-27 De Minimis Parties to Reimburse EPA for Groundwater Cleanup at Site in California On May 14, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached an agreement, valued at more than $6.5 million, with 143 de minimis parties that sent between one and three tons of waste for recycling or disposal between 1976 and 1991 to the Omega Chemical Corporation in Whittier, California. Administrative Order on Consent 2020-05-14 CERCLA

2020 PES Holdings, LLC, et. al. Bankruptcy Renewable Fuel Standard Settlement

On July 21, 2019, following a June 21, 2019 explosion and fire at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC (“PESRM”) owned and operated refinery located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (“Philadelphia Refinery”), PES Holdings, LLC, North Yard GP, LLC, North Yard Logistics, L.P., PES Administrative Services, LLC, PES Energy Inc., PES Intermediate, LLC, PES Ultimate Holdings, LLC, and PESRM (collectively the “Debtors”) filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Settlement Agreement 2020-05-01 CAA Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (WASHINGTON D.C. - March 20, 2020) – Under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Unified Government of Wyandotte Co. and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) will address unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban stormwater. Consent Decree 2020-03-20 CWA; FIFRA Plains Pipeline, L.P. Settlement Federal officials announced a civil settlement with Plains All American Pipeline L.P. and Plains Pipeline L.P. (Plains) arising out of Plains’ violations of the federal pipeline safety laws and liability for the May 19, 2015, discharge of approximately 2,934 barrels of crude oil from Plains’ Line 901 immediately north of Refugio State Beach, located near Santa Barbara, California. Consent Decree 2020-03-13 CWA Significant Progress Made in Moving Remedial Design Forward at Portland Harbor in FY2020 In fiscal year 2020 EPA finalized eight settlement agreements, amended a previous settlement agreement, and issued two unilateral administrative orders for remedial design to address contamination at the Portland Harbor Superfund site in Oregon. These enforcement actions, valued at more than $31.3 million, designate approximately 75% of the active in-water remediation work in remedial design, the process to develop a detailed cleanup plan. Settlement Agreement 2020-03-04 CERCLA Dyno Nobel Inc. Missouri Information Sheet Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Dyno Nobel, Inc. (Dyno Nobel) has reached a settlement with the United States to address violations of the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at Dyno Nobel’s explosives manufacturing facility in Carthage, Missouri and its ammonium nitrate facility in Louisiana, Missouri. Consent Decree 2020-02-27 CWA Dyno Nobel Inc. Missouri Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Dyno Nobel, Inc. (Dyno Nobel) has reached a settlement with the United States to address violations of the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at Dyno Nobel’s explosives manufacturing facility in Carthage, Missouri and its ammonium nitrate facility in Louisiana, Missouri. Consent Decree 2020-02-27 CWA Kohler Co. Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet The Department of Justice, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the State of California announced today a settlement with Kohler Co. (Kohler) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law. Consent Decree 2020-01-30 CAA Multiple FY2020 Enforcement Action to Clean Up Gowanus Canal Superfund Site In fiscal year 2020, EPA completed work on 10 enforcement actions for cleanup work, valued at $175 million, at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York to address the heavily contaminated sediments within the 100-foot wide, 1.8 mile long canal. Unilateral Administrative Order 2020-01-28 CERCLA Two Orders for Hazardous Waste Investigation Issued for Former Cities Service Refinery in Indiana EPA issued two administrative orders on consent (AOCs) under Section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), one with the CITGO Petroleum Corporation for the active tank terminal, and one with OXY USA, Inc. for the closed Cities Service Refinery requiring the companies to define the nature and extent of releases of hazardous waste or constituents from the facilities; and then to clean up any releases that pose a risk to human health or the environment. Administrative Order on Consent 2020-01-24 AHERA; RCRA Cleanup of Public and Residential Property at Illinois Superfund Site In 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed two enforcement actions at the DePue/New Jersey Zinc/Mobil Chemical Site (Site) located in DePue, Illinois to address cleanup of contaminated soil on public and residential property. The two settlements are valued at $10.6 million. Administrative Order on Consent 2020-01-23 CERCLA K.P. Kauffman Company Settlement K.P. Kauffman Company, Inc. (KPK) is a privately-held oil and natural gas exploration and production company headquartered in Denver, Colorado. KPK operates oil and natural gas exploration and production facilities in the Denver-Julesburg Basin. Consent Decree 2020-01-21 CAA Punch It Performance Clean Air Act Settlement On January 10, 2020, the United States Department of Justice and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with defendants Punch It Performance and Tuning, Michael Paul Schimmack, and other companies and individuals close to Schimmack. The United States filed a Complaint against these Defendants on June 14, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging violations of the Clean Air Act associated with the manufacture and sale of aftermarket defeat devices. The Complaint also alleged that certain defendants fraudulently transferred assets under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act. Consent Decree 2020-01-10 CAA $125 Million Cleanup Settlement for Nuclear Metals Superfund Site A court-approved consent decree between EPA, Textron, Inc., Whittaker Corporation, and the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Energy, valued at $125 million, provides for the final phase of a multi-phased cleanup at the Nuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund site in Concord, Massachusetts. Consent Decree 2019-12-06 CERCLA Lehigh Cement Company LLC and Lehigh White Cement Company LLC Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Lehigh Cement Company, LLC (Lehigh Cement) and Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC (Lehigh White) (collectively, the Lehighs) that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at the companies’ fourteen Portland cement manufacturing facilities located in Alabama, California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. Consent Decree 2019-12-03 CAA Cleanup Settlement Will Eliminate Toxaphene Contamination at a Former Pesticide Facility in Georgia Court approved remedial design/remedial action (RD/RA) consent decree between EPA and Hercules, LLC to address cleanup for operable unit 1 of the Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall Superfund site in Brunswick, Georgia. The CD is valued at more than $4.4 million, Consent Decree 2019-11-27 CERCLA Agreement for Investigating Impact of Mine Water Discharge at San Mateo Creek Basin Site in New Mexico EPA reached an agreement with Homestake Mining Company of California, Rio Algom Mining, LLC, and United Nuclear Corporation regarding the San Mateo Creek Basin Legacy Uranium Mines Superfund site in New Mexico. Under the agreement, the companies will conduct a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS), valued at $15 million, and pay the Agency for future cleanup costs. Administrative Order on Consent 2019-11-01 CERCLA EPA’s Lead-based Paint Enforcement Helps Protect Children and Vulnerable Communities - 2019 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) announced its federal enforcement actions completed over the last year to protect the public, especially young children, from exposure to lead in paint. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2019-10-23 TSCA Hyundai Construction Vehicles Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet Under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.(HCEA) and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (HHI) (collectively known as “Hyundai”) has agreed to pay a $47 million civil penalty for violating Title II of the Clean Air Act. The settlement resolves allegations that Hyundai sold heavy construction vehicles with diesel engines that were not certified to applicable emission standards. Consent Decree 2019-09-19 CAA Performance Diesel, Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Performance Diesel Inc. (PDI) to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with the manufacture, sale and installation of aftermarket products that defeat the emissions control systems of heavy-duty diesel engines. As part of the settlement, PDI has agreed to stop the sale of all products the government alleges violate the CAA. PDI will also pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000 over two years due to their limited financial ability to pay a higher penalty. Consent Decree 2019-09-12 CAA City of Houston Clean Water Act Settlement In a settlement agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the city of Houston, Texas, has agreed to implement a comprehensive set of corrective measures and improvements to the city’s sewer system to resolve longstanding problems with sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and discharges into various water bodies of pollutants in excess of permitted limits from the city’s 39 wastewater treatment plants. Consent Decree 2019-08-27 CWA The City Of Meridian, Mississippi Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet The City of Meridian, MS (City or Meridian) owns and operates approximately 330 miles of sewer pipes that convey wastewater and other pollutants to the City’s two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The collection system includes “sanitary sewers” (i.e., pipes that are designed to carry sewage only). The system’s service population is approximately 40,800. Consent Decree 2019-08-06 CWA Stepan Company Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Settlement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with the Stepan Co. of Northfield, Illinois, resolving allegations that the company – through a distribution agreement with the Spartan Chemical Co. – violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) on 89 occasions by selling or distributing a misbranded pesticide. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2019-07-24 FIFRA Dyno Nobel Information Sheet Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Dyno Nobel, a Delaware-based chemical manufacturing company, has agreed to correct environmental violations, to pay a civil penalty of $492,000 and to provide local communities with $939,852 in emergency equipment. EPA alleges that Dyno Noble violated federal laws meant to protect the public and first responders from dangerous chemicals like the anhydrous ammonia manufactured and stored at the company’s St. Helens, Oregon facility. Consent Decree 2019-06-25 EPCRA Dyno Nobel Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Dyno Nobel, a Delaware-based chemical manufacturing company, has agreed to correct environmental violations, to pay a civil penalty of $492,000 and to provide local communities with $939,852 in emergency equipment. Consent Decree 2019-06-25 CAA112r Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Orders issued to Amazon Services, LLC, and Sirowl Technology, LLC On June 3, 2019, U.S. EPA Region 10 issued Stop Sale, Use or Removal Orders (SSUROs) to Amazon Services, LLC and Sirowl Technology, LLC, directing the companies to immediately stop the sale and distribution of unregistered and misbranded pesticide products.. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2019-06-03 FIFRA Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Administrative Compliance Orders On May 21, 2019, the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, through the Air Enforcement Division, Office of Civil Enforcement, issued four administrative compliance orders on consent (Orders) to the following owners/operators of coal refuse-burning electric generating units. Administrative Order 2019-05-21 CAA HighPoint Operating Corporation Clean Air Act Settlement On April 19, 2019, EPA, the Department of Justice, and the State of Colorado announced a settlement with HighPoint Operating Corporation that will require the company to identify and address emissions from vapor control systems at HighPoint’s condensate storage tank batteries. Consent Decree 2019-04-19 CAA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Clean Air Act Civil Settlement The Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the State of California announced today a settlement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., FCA US, and affiliates (Fiat Chrysler or FCA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and California law. Consent Decree 2019-01-10 CAA Saratoga Springs Owners Association, Inc., Cross Marine Projects, Inc. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached an agreement with the Saratoga Springs Owners Association, Inc. and Cross Marine Projects, Inc. (Defendants) resolving alleged unpermitted dredge and fill activities and damages to wetlands at a Utah Lake marina facility in Utah County, Utah. Consent Decree 2018-11-19 CWA MPLX LP Clean Air Act Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the State of Oklahoma, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the State of West Virginia announced a settlement agreement with MPLX LP (MPLX) and 11 of its subsidiaries that will strengthen air pollution controls at 20 natural gas processing plants located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma. Consent Decree 2018-11-01 CAA Evangeline Enterprises LLC Settlement Information Sheet Racehorse training-center operator Evangeline Enterprises LLC has agreed to pay $300,000 in civil penalties and to make changes in its handling of polluted wastewater at its Louisiana facility to settle Clean Water Act claims filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ), the Department of Justice and EPA announced today. Consent Decree 2018-10-31 CWA Aux Sable Liquid Products Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement that requires Aux Sable Liquid Products LP (Aux Sable) to strengthen air pollution controls and reduce air pollution at its natural gas processing facility, located southwest of Chicago. Consent Decree 2018-10-29 CAA Chevron Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a national settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), that requires safety improvements at all its domestic refineries. Consent Decree 2018-10-24 CAA112r; CERCLA; EPCRA Chevron Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) announced a national settlement with Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Chevron), that requires safety improvements at all its domestic refineries. Consent Decree 2018-10-24 CAA112r; CERCLA; EPCRA EPA’s Lead-based Paint Enforcement Helps Protect Children and Vulnerable Communities - 2018 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) announced its federal enforcement actions completed from October 2017 through September 2018 to protect the public, especially young children, from exposure to lead in paint. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2018-10-24 TSCA NGL Crude Logistics, LLC Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a settlement with NGL Crude Logistics, LLC that resolves allegations that the company entered into a series of transactions in 2011, that resulted in the generation of more than 36 million invalid renewable fuel credits. NGL will pay a civil penalty of $25 million and retire 36 million valid renewable fuel credits. Consent Decree 2018-09-27 CAA Derive Systems Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Derive Systems (Derive) addressing the sale of approximately 363,000 aftermarket products which the United States alleges were designed, in part, to defeat the emissions control systems of cars and trucks in violation of the Clean Air Act. Consent Decree 2018-09-24 CAA Medline Industries Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Medline Industries of Northfield, Ill., that resolves allegations that the company violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) on 1,291 occasions by selling or distributing an unregistered pesticide. Medline has agreed to pay a $4,930,000 administrative penalty for the alleged violations. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2018-09-18 BA; FIFRA Anchor Glass Container Corporation Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement agreement with Anchor Glass Container Corporation today that will resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations at all six of Anchor’s container glass manufacturing facilities located in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Minnesota, New York and Oklahoma and improve the company’s compliance with federal [and state] clean air laws. Consent Decree 2018-08-03 CAA CSX Transportation, Inc. Settlement Information Sheet U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State of West Virginia announced a settlement with CSX Transportation Inc. to resolve its liability for state and federal water pollution violations related to a 2015 oil spill caused by a train derailment in Mount Carbon, West Virginia. Consent Decree 2018-07-24 CWA MFA Incorporated and MFA Enterprises Incorporated, Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have entered into a consent decree with MFA Incorporated, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, and its wholly owned subsidiary MFA Enterprises, Incorporated (collectively, “MFA”), to address alleged chemical accident prevention and preparedness violations under the Risk Management Program of the Clean Air Act. Consent Decree 2018-07-02 CAA; FIFRA Decostar Settlement Information Sheet The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached a settlement agreement with Decostar Industries, Inc. (Decostar) to address violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Under the terms of the settlement, Decostar will take steps to control levels of hazardous air emissions from their facility in Carrollton, Ga., in order to protect workers and the surrounding community and improve overall air quality. Consent Agreement 2018-06-13 RCRA New York City Housing Authority Settlement The Complaint alleges that NYCHA for years has violated and continues to violate basic federal health and safety regulations, including regulations requiring NYCHA to protect children from lead paint and otherwise to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing. The Complaint further alleges that NYCHA has repeatedly made false statements to HUD and the public regarding its lead paint compliance, and has intentionally deceived HUD inspectors. Consent Decree 2018-06-11 TSCA Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC Residential Property Renovation Rule Settlement Information Sheet EPA and Magnolia Waco Properties, LLC, which does business as Magnolia Homes, have reached a settlement to resolve alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule), related to home renovations conducted without adequate lead paint protections as depicted on the television program Fixer Upper. Under the terms of the settlement, Magnolia will take steps to ensure compliance with lead-based paint regulations in future renovation projects, address lead-based paint hazards at high-risk homes in Waco, Texas, and educate the public to lead-based paint hazards and appropriate renovation procedures Consent Agreement and Final Order 2018-06-05 TSCA MarkWest Clean Air Act Settlement The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced a settlement today with MarkWest Liberty Midstream Resources, LLC and Ohio Gathering Company, LLC (MarkWest), which is expected to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) by more than 700 tons per year from company facilities in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. Consent Decree 2018-04-24 CAA $80 Million Mixed Funding Settlement for Lead Contamination Cleanup of Residential Properties Settlement agreement to address the cleanup of approximately 4100 residential yards contaminated by lead from former mining operations at the Big River Mine Tailings/St. Joe Mineral Corp. Superfund Site in Missouri. The agreement is valued at over $80 million and involves a mixed funding arrangement where the Agency would pay for approximately 40% of specific response costs incurred by Doe Run. Consent Decree 2018-04-04 CERCLA Magnolia Clean Water Act Settlement Information Sheet Magnolia Valley Planation, LLC, Magnolia Hills, LLC, and Magnolia Valley, LLC own a 50-acre development site located in Evans, Georgia. The Magnolia site addressed by the complaint and lodged consent decree is a residential construction site that is an expansion of an existing residential area. Consent Decree 2018-03-23 CWA EPA Issues Order for Groundwater Investigation at Mining Site in Colorado EPA issued a unilateral administrative order to Sunnyside Gold Corporation to conduct groundwater investigation activities at the Sunnyside Mine and surrounding area in the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site in San Juan County, Colorado. Unilateral Administrative Order 2018-03-15 CERCLA Third Party Settlement to Secure Wastewater Treatment and Remove a Barrier to New Mining Operations A settlement package consisting of an administrative settlement agreement and order on consent and a concurrent consent decree presents and opportunity to cleanup the site, ensure continued operation of a wastewater treatment plant, and possible reuse of a dormant mine. Settlement Agreement 2018-03-12 CERCLA Amazon Services LLC FIFRA Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an agreement with Amazon Services LLC to protect the public from the hazards posed by unregistered and misbranded pesticide products. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2018-02-15 FIFRA Shell Chemical LP - Norco, Louisiana Clean Air Act Settlement The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement today with Shell Chemical LP that each year will eliminate more than 150 tons of excess emissions of harmful air pollutants from Shell’s chemical plant located in Norco, Louisiana, in St. Charles Parish. Consent Decree 2018-02-12 CAA Middletown, Ohio Clean Water Act Settlement The City of Middletown, Ohio owns and operates approximately 342 miles of sewer pipe that convey sewage and other pollutants to the wastewater treatment plant. 2018-02-09 CWA Alon USA, LP Settlement Alon USA, LP (Alon) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $372,611 to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) stemming from the production of gasoline that did not did not meet fuel volatility standards. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2018-01-25 CAA Columbian Chemicals Company Clean Air Act Settlement EPA and the Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Columbian Chemicals Company that will significantly reduce air pollution from two carbon black manufacturing plants in Franklin, Louisiana and Hickok, Kansas. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) participated in the settlement. Consent Decree 2017-12-22 CAA Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC Clean Air Act Settlement PA and the Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC that will significantly reduce air pollution from four carbon black manufacturing plants in Louisiana, Ohio and Texas. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) participated in the settlement. Consent Decree 2017-12-22 CAA Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Company Clean Air Act Settlement EPA and the Department of Justice announced a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Sid Richardson Carbon and Energy Company that will significantly reduce air pollution from three carbon black manufacturing plants in Louisiana and Texas. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) participated in the settlement. Consent Decree 2017-12-22 CAA The City of Lancaster, PA Clean Water Act Settlement The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania has agreed to comprehensive measures to end discharges of untreated sewage and other pollutants to local waterways from the City’s combined storm and sewage system, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) announced today. Consent Decree 2017-12-20 CWA Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. (MSCG) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1,119,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) stemming from the production of gasoline that did not did not meet fuel standards. 2017-12-18 CAA Husqvarna Ab and Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products N.A., Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement Swedish company Husqvarna AB and its U.S. affiliate, Husqvarna Consumer Outdoor Products N.A., Inc., have agreed to pay a $2.85 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced today. 2017-12-05 CAA Exxon Mobil Corporation/Exxonmobil Oil Corporation Clean Air Act Settlement EPA, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced a settlement today with Exxon Mobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., (ExxonMobil) that will eliminate thousands of tons of harmful air pollution from eight of Exxon’s petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana. Consent Decree 2017-10-31 CAA PDC Energy, Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement EPA, the Department of Justice, and the State of Colorado today announced a settlement with PDC Energy, Inc., that will comprehensively identify and address issues with vapor control systems at PDC’s condensate storage tank batteries. Consent Decree 2017-10-31 CAA EPA’s Lead-based Paint Enforcement Helps Protect Children and Vulnerable Communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 127 federal enforcement actions completed over the last year to protect the public, especially young children, from exposure to lead in paint. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2017-10-27 TSCA EPA Transfers Cleanup Oversight to Florida for cleanup of former phosphate mining sites Oversight of the cleanup work at the Coronet Industries, Inc. Superfund Alternative Site, was transferred from EPA to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to support state regulatory consistency in the cleanup of former phosphate mining sites located in Florida Settlement Agreement 2017-10-01 CERCLA StarKist Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery and Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act Settlement StarKist Co. is also an operator of the facility and manages, directs, and controls environmental compliance and other decisions at the facility. StarKist Co. is a subsidiary of the Korean company Dongwon Industries. Consent Decree 2017-09-12 CWA; EPCRA Settlement Clears Way for Purchase and Cleanup of Mine Tailing Piles An Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (ASAOC) facilitates the sale of the Camp Bird Mine and provides for several million dollars of work at the site. Settlement Agreement 2017-09-01 CERCLA NCR Corporation Agrees to End Litigation and Complete PCBs Cleanup at Fox River Superfund Site Under the consent decree, NCR will perform and fund the remaining contaminated sediment cleanup work at the Fox River Superfund site in Green Bay, Wisconsin at an estimated cost of over $200 million. Consent Decree 2017-08-23 CERCLA Removal Settlement Addresses Discharge of High pH Water into the North Fork Holston River Settlement agreement implements a removal action that is intended to abate an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and the environment from high pH water discharging into the river. Settlement Agreement 2017-08-10 CERCLA Harcros Chemicals, Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Harcros Chemicals Inc. has entered into a consent decree that settles claims that Harcros violated provisions of the Clean Air Act that impose requirements regarding prevention of chemical releases from certain facilities. Consent Decree 2017-07-31 CAA Third-Party Agreement Supports Cleanup and Redevelopment at MEW Study Area in Calif EPA and DOJ entered into a BFPP agreement with Warmington Fairchild Associates, LLC at the Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (MEW) Study Area in Mountain View, California to conduct cleanup actions at three parcels within the MEW Study Area, which will significantly and rapidly reduce subsurface contamination at the properties. Settlement Agreement 2017-07-27 CERCLA Rocky Mountain Bottle Company, LLC Settlement The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of Colorado announced a settlement with Rocky Mountain Bottle Company, LLC, that will improve air quality by strengthening air pollution controls and compliance with federal and state clean air laws at Rocky Mountain Bottle Company’s glass manufacturing facility in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, a western suburb of Denver, Colorado. Consent Decree 2017-06-30 CAA NVR, Inc. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it has reached an agreement with home developer NVR, Inc., where NVR will implement a program to improve compliance with federal clean water laws at its sites nationwide. Consent Decree 2017-06-15 CWA $600 Million Settlement to Clean up 94 Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation Settlement agreement between EPA, the Navajo Nation, and two affiliated subsidiaries of Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. for the cleanup of 94 Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation valued at over $600 million. Settlement Agreement 2017-05-22 CERCLA Vopak North America Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement Agreement The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today announced an agreement with Vopak Terminal Deer Park Inc. and Vopak Logistics Services USA, Inc., that will improve air quality in the Houston area by strengthening air pollution controls and compliance with federal and state clean air laws at Vopak’s chemical storage terminal and wastewater treatment facility in Deer Park, Texas. Consent Decree 2017-05-17 CAA Atlantic Trading & Marketing, Inc., Clean Air Act Settlement ATMI is a Houston-based company that engages in trading and shipping of crude oil and refined products. As a part of those operations, ATMI is a refiner that produces gasoline by adding blendstocks to previously certified gasoline at third-party bulk liquid storage terminal facilities. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2017-05-12 CAA Corrective Action Order to address lead and VOCs impacts to soil and groundwater an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC or order) under Section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to Exide Technologies, Inc. for its facility in Frankfort, Indiana. Administrative Order on Consent 2017-05-09 RCRA Settlement Addresses Soil, Sediment and Groundwater Contamination at Site in Rhode Island $40 million between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Protection (RIDEM) and nearly 100 settling defendants at the Peterson/Puritan, Inc. Superfund Site, in Rhode Island addresses contaminated soils, sediments, and groundwater at Operable Unit 2 at the site Consent Decree 2017-05-03 CERCLA $143 Million Settlement for Cleanup Work to Prevent Future Contamination of Red River in New Mexico Consent decree between the United States, the state of New Mexico, and Chevron Mining, Inc. (CMI), requiring $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund site near the village of Questa, New Mexico. Consent Decree 2017-05-01 CERCLA Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc. Clean Water Act Settlement Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc. is a privately owned corporation that includes a year-round thoroughbred racing venue on approximately 243 acres located in Hallandale Beach, Florida. 2017-05-01 CWA Alon USA, LP Clean Air Act Settlement Alon USA, LP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alon USA Energy, is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products operating primarily in the southwest and western United States. The Alon refinery is located in Big Spring TX, and has a refining capacity of 73,000 barrels per day (bbl/day), less than 1 percent of total U.S. domestic refining capacity. Consent Decree 2017-04-19 CAA $78 Million Clean Up Settlement will address Groundwater Contamination at California Superfund Site EPA and the Department of Justice announced that a group of 66 companies have agreed to clean up contaminated groundwater at the Omega Chemical Corporation Superfund Site in Whittier, Calif. The settlement requires the companies to spend an estimated $70 million to install wells and operate a groundwater treatment system. Consent Decree 2017-03-31 CERCLA Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. Clean Water Act Settlement - 2017 EPA, and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Sunoco) has agreed to pay a civil penalty for alleged violation of the Clean Water Act stemming from a 2012 gasoline discharge near Wellington, Ohio. Consent Decree 2017-03-31 CWA Settlement with Sherwin-Williams results in Lead and Arsenic Cleanup Work An agreement to clean up lead and arsenic contaminated soil and sediment at the Route 561 Dump site in Gibbsboro, N.J. Sherwin-Williams will pay an estimated $14 million to clean up the site, and pay EPA’s expenses in overseeing the work Settlement Agreement 2017-03-28 CERCLA Contaminated sediments removal work to foster redevelopment at Michigan Lakefront and Marina Northern States Power Company agreed to dredge contaminated sediments in Chequamegon Bay in Lake Superior. The cleanup work constitutes Phase II of the site cleanup work and is expected to be completed in 2018 at an estimated cost of $42 million. Consent Decree 2017-03-01 CERCLA EMD Millipore Corporation Clean Water Act Settlement EMD Millipore, known as Merck Millipore outside of the United States and Canada, is the American subsidiary of Merck, and was formed when Merck acquired the Millipore Corporation in 2010. Consent Decree 2017-02-06 CWA Hammond Sanitary District Clean Water Act Settlement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice, and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have reached an agreement with the Hammond Sanitary District in Hammond, Ind., that will resolve long-standing violations of the Clean Water Act involving discharges of untreated sewage into the Grand and Little Calumet Rivers. Consent Decree 2017-02-03 CWA Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. Nationwide RCRA Administrative Settlement Whole Foods Market owns and operates hundreds of retail grocery stores throughout the United States. These grocery stores are organized and managed by region. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2017-01-23 RCRA Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P., for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to gasoline, diesel and jet fuel spills in Texas City, Texas, Nemaha, Neb. and El Dorado, Kan. Consent Decree 2017-01-19 CWA Meadowvale Dairy Clean Water Act Settlement Meadowvale Dairy, LLC, has agreed to pay a civil penalty and take actions to prevent illegal discharges to Iowa streams in compliance with the Clean Water Act, officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Meadowvale Dairy operates multiple concentrated animal feeding operations in Rock Valley, Iowa. Consent Decree 2017-01-19 CWA Bandit Industries, Inc. Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Bandit Industries, Inc., for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for selling non-road diesel engines and equipment used to process wood and waste that do not meet federal standards. Bandit, based in Remus, Michigan, will pay a $3 million civil penalty. Agreement 2017-01-18 CAA Tauber Oil Company Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Tauber Oil Company, resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations stemming from the company's sale of a fuel additive that was not registered with the EPA. Tauber stopped selling the unregistered fuel additive and will pay a $700,000 civil penalty. 2017-01-18 CAA City of Tyler, Texas Clean Water Act Settlement Today the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the city of Tyler, Texas, agreed to significantly upgrade its sanitary sewer system to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). The city will also undertake extensive operational improvements to its sanitary sewer system and pay a total of $563,000 in civil penalties. Consent Decree 2017-01-17 CWA Innophos Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Settlement EPA today announced that Innophos has agreed to cease sending hazardous waste from the company’s chemical processing facility in Geismar, Louisiana to an unpermitted facility for disposal to resolve alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Innophos will also pay a $1,398,000 civil penalty. 2017-01-12 RCRA Greer Industries, Inc., Deckers Creek Limestone Co., Pikewood, Inc. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced today that the owners and operators of the Pikewood National Golf Club in Morgantown, WV, have settled alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act related to the unpermitted filling of wetlands and waterways. Consent Decree 2017-01-10 CWA The City of West Haven, Connecticut The city is authorized under a Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge stormwater through its MS4 to the New Haven Harbor provided it complies with all provisions of the permit. Consent Decree 2016-12-15 CWA Gary Sanitary District and City of Gary Clean Water Settlement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have reached an agreement with the city of Gary and the Gary Sanitary District that will resolve long-standing violations of the Clean Water Act, including the release of raw sewage. The city will pay a civil fine of $75,000 and take corrective steps starting immediately and continuing over the next 25 years to eliminate these problems. Consent Decree 2016-12-12 CWA Expedited Settlement Addresses Impacts on Drinking Water after On-site Explosion An Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for a Removal Action (Removal ASAOC) allowed Airosol to quickly address onsite contamination, stop any migration of contaminants to adjacent waterways and move forward in getting their business back in operation. Settlement Agreement 2016-12-07 CERCLA Slawson Exploration Co. Inc. The settlement with Slawson Exploration Company, Inc., resolves alleged Clean Air Act (CAA)violations stemming from the company's oil and gas production activities in North Dakota, including on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The settlement resolves claims that Slawson failed to adequately design, operate, and maintain vapor control systems on its storage tanks at its approximately 170 oil and natural gas well pads, resulting in emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Consent Decree 2016-12-01 CAA $5.5 Million Settlement for PCB Cleanup at the Ward Transformer Superfund Site A settlement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and multiple parties was approved, which requires potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to fund and perform a $5.5 million cleanup of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in areas surrounding the Ward Transformer Superfund site in Raleigh, NC. Consent Decree 2016-11-22 CERCLA BFPP Settlement Addresses Cleanup and Continued Operations at Property in Washington State EPA, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and Star Forge, LLC (Star Forge) entered into a Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser Settlement Agreement (BFPP Settlement) to address cleanup work at the Jorgensen Forge Property located within the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund Site in Washington State. Settlement Agreement 2016-11-11 CERCLA CITGO Petroleum Corporation and PDV Midwest Refining, LLC Settlement CITGO Petroleum Corporation and PDV Midwest Refining, LLC (collectively, CITGO) have agreed to pay a $1,955,000 civil penalty, perform environmental projects totaling more than $2 million, and spend an estimated $42 million in injunctive relief to resolve Clean Air Act violations and violations of CITGO’s global refinery consent decree at its refinery, located in Lemont, Illinois. Consent Decree 2016-11-10 CAA Suzuki Motor of America, Inc., and Suzuki Motor Corporation Clean Air Act Administrative Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an administrative settlement with motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corporation that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations for manufacturing, importing and selling model year 2012 motorcycles that failed to meet the EPA average emission standard for the Suzuki on-highway motorcycle fleet, and for submitting falsified production reports based on incorrect motorcycle production volumes to demonstrate compliance with the emission standard. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2016-11-08 CAA FY2016 Enforcement Actions for the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) EPA completed over 100 federal enforcement actions during fiscal year 2016 that require renovation contractors, landlords and others to protect communities and public health from exposure to lead. Consent Agreement and Final Order 2016-11-03 TSCA Detroit Diesel Corp. The settlement with Detroit Diesel Corp. resolves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act for selling heavy-duty diesel engines that were not certified by EPA and did not meet applicable emission standards. Under the settlement, Detroit Diesel will spend $14.5 million on projects to reduce nitrogen oxide and other pollutants, including replacing high-polluting diesel school buses and locomotive engines with models that meet current emissions standards. Detroit Diesel will also pay a $14 million civil penalty. Consent Decree 2016-10-06 CAA Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC Clean Air Act (CAA) Settlement with Iowa-based Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC that resolves allegations that the company entered into a series of transactions in 2011, that resulted in the generation of more than 36 million invalid renewable fuel credits. Western Dubuque will pay a civil penalty of $6 million. Consent Decree 2016-10-04 CAA $165 Million Settlement to Start Cleanup Work on the Passaic River in New Jersey EPA entered into a settlement agreement with Occidental Chemical Corporation to perform engineering and design work needed to begin the cleanup of the lower 8.3 miles of the lower Passaic River at an estimated cost of $165 million. Administrative Order on Consent 2016-09-30 CERCLA; TSCA New York Racing Association (NYRA) The New York Racing Association (NYRA) has violated Section 301 of the CWA by discharging pollutants into waters of the United States from Defendant’s Aqueduct Racetrack in violation of conditions of its New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (“NYSDEC”) State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“SPDES”) General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (“CAFO General Permit”) and the Clean Water Act (CWA) Consent Decree 2016-09-30 CWA Southern Coal Corporation Global The settlement with Southern Coal Corporation and 26 affiliated mining companies for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires the companies to make comprehensive upgrades to their coal mining and processing operations to prevent discharges of polluted wastewater from their mines in Appalachia. The estimated cost of these measures is $5 million. Consent Decree 2016-09-30 CWA Total Environmental Solutions, Inc. (TESI) A consent decree modification was filed on Sept. 30, 2016 for Total Environmental Solutions, Inc. (TESI) for violations of the Clean Water Act. (CWA) The first consent decree was issued on Dec. 21, 2000 for TESI. However, under the Dec. 21, 2000 consent decree, violations continued and the parties found that facility-specific problems existed.Total Environmental Solutions, Inc. (TESI) owns and operates 161 individual sewage treatment plants and the connection collection system in Louisiana. Consent Decree 2016-09-30 CWA Chemoil Corporation This renewable fuel standard settlement with Chemoil Corporation requires the company to retire 65 million renewable fuel credits to resolve alleged violations of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. The current market value of the credits -- along with an additional 7.7 million renewable identification numbers (RINs) already retired by Chemoil -- is more than $71 million. Chemoil will also pay a $27 million civil penalty under the settlement, the largest in the history of the EPA’s fuel programs. Consent Decree 2016-09-29 CAA Sears Home Improvement Products Inc The settlement with Sears Home Improvement Products Inc. resolves alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule for work performed by Sears’ contractors during home renovation projects across the country. This settlement will improve public health protections from lead pollution during home renovations. Consent Decree 2016-09-28 TSCA Agreement results in $18.75 million for cleanup work and $500,000 for natural resources restoration at Ohio Superfund site The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the departments of Justice and Interior, and the state of Ohio announced that Rutgers Organics Corporation (Rutgers) agreed to complete the cleanup of the Nease Chemical Superfund Site (Site) near Salem, Ohio, estimated to cost $18.75 million. Consent Decree 2016-09-09 CERCLA Harley-Davidson Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Harley-Davidson, Inc., Harley-Davidson Motor Company Group, LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company, Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations, Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson), that requires the companies to stop selling and to buy back and destroy illegal tuning devices that increase air pollution from their motorcycles, and to sell only tuning devices that are certified to meet Clean Air Act emissions standards. Consent Decree 2016-08-18 CAA $143 million Cleanup Settlement Reached at New Mexico Mine Site EPA, DOJ, and the state of New Mexico announced a settlement with Chevron Mining, Inc. (CMI) requiring approximately $143 million in cleanup work at the Chevron Questa Mine Superfund Site. Settlement Agreement 2016-08-09 CERCLA Consol Energy Inc., CNX Coal Resources LP, and Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC Clean Water Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the state of Pennsylvania, announced today that Consol Energy Inc., CNX Coal Resources and Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co., LLC (“Consol”) have agreed to implement extensive water management and monitoring activities to prevent contaminated discharges of mining wastewater from the Bailey Mine Complex (Complex) in Greene and Washington Counties, Pa., to the Ohio River and its tributaries. Consent Decree 2016-08-04 CWA EPA Issues RCRA Corrective Action Order to Expedite Cleanup at the US Magnesium Facility EPA) issued an administrative order on consent under section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to US Magnesium LLC for cleanup work at the US Magnesium facility in Toole County, Utah. Administrative Order on Consent 2016-08-03 RCRA; TSCA Lone Star Industries, Inc. (Buzzi), Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced today a Clean Air Act (CAA) settlement with Lone Star Industries, Inc., d/b/a Buzzi Unicem USA (Buzzi), which covers Buzzi’s Portland cement manufacturing facility in Missouri. Consent Decree 2016-08-01 CAA $29 Million Cleanup Settlement at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site Under a settlement announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Company will spend almost $29 million to clean up a 760-acre saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, GA. Consent Decree 2016-07-29 CERCLA Nevada Department of Transportation Clean Water Settlement The agreement requires NDOT to establish a stormwater management program to control pollutants entering waters, spend $200,000 on an environmental project that will provide real-time water quality data to the public and pay $60,000 each to EPA and NDEP. Consent Decree 2016-07-28 CWA Cemex, Inc., Global Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with Cemex, Inc., under which the company will invest approximately $10 million to cut emissions of harmful air pollution at five of its cement manufacturing plants in Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Consent Decree 2016-07-27 CAA Enbridge Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in Marshall, Mich. and Romeoville, Ill. Consent Decree 2016-07-20 CWA Agreement Results in Innovate Cleanup Addressing Vapor Intrusion EPA) and TRW Automotive U.S. LLC entered into a settlement agreement that requires the company to address trichloroethylene (TCE) vapor contamination within Meramec Caverns, a tourist cave within the La Jolla Spring Complex near Sullivan, Missouri. The estimated cost to cleanup the vapor contamination is $1.5 million. Settlement Agreement 2016-07-19 CERCLA; FIFRA Tesoro and Par Clean Air Act Settlement EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced a $425 million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that will increase public health protections by reducing air pollution at six refineries and resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations at those same refineries. Consent Decree 2016-07-18 CAA Cleanup Settlement Reduces Threat of Contaminated Groundwater in Massachusetts EPA announced a settlement agreement with several potentially responsible parties (PRPs) worth approximately $5.7 million to prevent contamination of the public water supply wellfield in Acton, Mass. Settlement Agreement 2016-07-12 CERCLA Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. Clean Water Act Settlement EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. (Sunoco) has agreed to pay a civil penalty and implement corrective measures for alleged violation of the Clean Water Act stemming from a 2009 crude oil spill from Sunoco’s Barbers Hill, Texas facility and a 2011 crude oil spill from Sunoco’s Cromwell, Oklahoma facility. Consent Decree 2016-07-11 CWA John Hubenka and LeClair Irrigation District Clean Water Act Settlement The settlement agreement in this matter resolves a Clean Water Act (“CWA”) civil judicial action against John Hubenka and LeClair Irrigation District (“LID”) for unlawful discharges into the Wind River in Fremont County, Wyoming. Settlement Agreement 2016-07-11 CWA Volkswagen Clean Air Act Civil Settlement On June 28, 2016, the United States lodged with the court a settlement with automakers Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., and Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations, LLC (collectively “Volkswagen”). The settlement partially resolves allegations that Volkswagen violated the Clean Air Act (“CAA”) by the sale of approximately 500,000 model year 2009 to 2015 motor vehicles containing 2.0 liter diesel engines equipped with “defeat devices” (“CAA 2.0 liter partial settlement”). Consent Decree 2016-06-28 CAA D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc. Clean Water Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice today announced that D. G. Yuengling and Son Inc., has settled Clean Water Act (CWA) violations involving its two large-scale breweries near Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Consent Decree 2016-06-23 Trader Joe’s Company Clean Air Act Settlement The national grocery store chain Trader Joe’s Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Consent Decree 2016-06-21 CAA Settlement Reached at Salt Creek Park Firing Range Site In the consent decree, the PRPs agreed to reimburse EPA for over $800,000 of the costs the Agency incurred when it cleaned up lead and other contaminants at the Salt Creek Park Firing Range. Consent Decree 2016-06-13 CERCLA; TSCA First Amendment to 2012 U.S. v. Marathon Petroleum Co. Clean Air Act Consent Decree On June 9, 2016, EPA and DOJ announced that Marathon, under an amendment to the 2012 agreement, will spend $319 million to install state-of-the-art Flare Gas Recovery Systems (FGRSs) that will capture and recycle gases that would otherwise be sent to flares at facilities in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio. Amended Consent Decree 2016-06-09 CAA EPA Finalizes Agreement with New York City on Design Elements of Gowanus Canal Cleanup EPA announced an agreement with the City of New York that secures the design elements for one of two retention tanks, which is a key component of the Gowanus Canal cleanup. Settlement Agreement 2016-06-06 CERCLA; TSCA Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Clean Water Act Settlement U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today announced a $6 million agreement with the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative to resolve Clean Water Act violations at its processing facility near Renville, Minn. The company manufactures refined sugar, liquid sugar and other products from sugar beets. Consent Decree 2016-05-12 CWA $6.8 Million Penalty for Violations at Rodale Manufacturing Superfund Site in Pennsylvania U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Schneider Electric USA agreed to pay a $6,868,975 penalty for allegedly violating the terms of a 2002 court-approved Superfund consent decree. Agreement 2016-05-03 CERCLA OXY USA Agrees to Settlements Valued at $50 Million for Work at Tennessee Superfund Site EPA announced settlement agreements valued at approximately $50 million for cleanup work and reimbursement of past cleanup costs at the Copper Basin Mining District Superfund Site in Polk County, Tenn. Consent Decree 2016-04-22 CERCLA EPA Orders $25+ million Cleanup Along the Kalamazoo River EPA issued a unilateral administrative order (UAO) to three companies requiring cleanup work valued at $25 – $30 million for removal of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) contaminated sediment and soil from a 1.7-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River. Unilateral Administrative Order 2016-04-15 CERCLA EPA Recovers Over $10 million for Cleanup Costs at the Gilt Edge Mine Site EPA) and the state of South Dakota reached agreement with Coca Mines, Inc., and Thomas Congdon to settle their respective liabilities at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site by making a payment of just over $10 million. Consent Decree 2016-04-15 CERCLA EPA Recovers $6 Million for Costs to Cleanup Colorado Abandoned Hard Rock Mine Site EPA, Department of Justice (DOJ) and the state of Colorado reached an agreement with CoCa Mines, Inc. (CoCa), to settle its liabilities at the Nelson Tunnel/Commodore Waste Rock Superfund Site (Site) by paying $6 million in past cleanup costs. Settlement Agreement 2016-03-01 CERCLA Salt Lake County, Utah Clean Water Act Settlement Salt Lake County, Utah owns and operates a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). The County is authorized under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge stormwater through its MS4 to the Jordan River, its tributaries, and tributaries of the Great Salt Lake provided it complies with all provisions of the permit. Consent Decree 2016-02-02 CWA Greenville, Mississippi Clean Water Settlement The City of Greenville, MS (City) owns and operates the Greenville Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTP), approximately 200 miles of sanitary sewer lines, and 100 sanitary sewer pump stations and associated appurtenances. Consent Decree 2016-01-28 CWA EPA and Navy Reach Multimillion Dollar Cleanup Agreement for Gorst Creek site EPA) and the U.S. Navy reached a multimillion dollar agreement to remove a landfill located in Gorst Creek south of Bremerton, Wash. Agreement 2016-01-20 CERCLA $22 million cleanup settlement for Cooper Drum Superfund Site in California EPA and the Department of Justice announced that a group of 40 parties agreed to conduct the cleanup of the Cooper Drum Superfund site in South Gate, 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Calif. Consent Decree 2015-12-29 CERCLA James C. Justice, II and James C. Justice Companies, Inc., and High Mountain Living, LLC Clean Water Act Settlement Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection filed a settlement withJames C. Justice II, the James C. Justice Companies, Inc. and High Mountain Living LLC resolving violations of state and federal environmental laws designed to protect the health of wetlands and waterways. Consent Decree 2015-12-10 CWA Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order issued to Earth Science Laboratories, Inc. On December 4, 2015, EPA issued an order to Earth Science Laboratories, Inc. directing the company to immediately stop the sale, use, or removal of EarthTec (EPA Reg. No. 64962-1), PristineBlue (EPA Reg. No. 64962-1), and Cleanwater Blue (EPA. Reg. No. 64962-1-82043). These are registered pesticide products marketed as algicides and bactericides for lakes, ponds, reservoirs, canals, lagoons, pools, spas, hot tubs, and other water systems. Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order 2015-12-04 FIFRA J.R. Simplot Company Clean Air Act (CAA) Settlement The J.R. Simplot Company (Simplot) has agreed to upgrade and operate emissions controls, and implement improved emissions monitoring, at each of its five sulfuric acid plants across facilities in Lathrop, California (one plant), near Pocatello, Idaho (two plants), and in Rock Springs, Wyoming (two plants). Consent Decree 2015-12-03 CAA Settlement Provides for Aggressive Investigation at Site in Montana EPA) announced an agreement with Columbia Falls Aluminum Company to investigate contamination at the Anaconda Aluminum Co Columbia Falls Reduction Plant, also known as the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company (CFAC) Plant, in Flathead County, Mont. Settlement Agreement 2015-11-20 CERCLA HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing Company LLC et al Clean Air Act Settlement The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice today announced a settlement with HollyFrontier Corporation subsidiaries (HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining, LLC, Holly Refining & Marketing Company-Woods Cross, LLC, and Navajo Refining Company, L.L.C.) that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations regarding fuel quality emissions standards and testing requirements at three HollyFrontier facilities. Consent Decree 2015-11-19 CAA ASARCO LLC Settlement Today, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with ASARCO requiring the company to spend $150 million to install new equipment and pollution control technology to reduce emissions of toxic heavy metals at a large smelter located in Hayden, Ariz. Consent Decree 2015-11-03 CAA Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule - October 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 75 enforcement actions from the past year that require renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from harmful exposure to lead dust and debris, as required by EPA's Lead-based Paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) regulations. Consent Agreement 2015-10-27 TSCA Rhode Island Department of Transportation Settlement The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) operates a Phase II municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) that serves RIDOT roadways and facilities across the State of Rhode Island. Consent Decree 2015-10-15 CWA The City of Rockford, Illinois Clean Water Act Settlement The City of Rockford, Illinois owns and operates a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). The city is authorized under a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to discharge stormwater to waters of the United States through its MS4 provided it complies with all provisions of the permit. Consent Decree 2015-10-08 CWA Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC Settlement EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement with Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC that will ensure the proper treatment, storage, and disposal of an estimated 60 billion pounds of hazardous waste at six Mosaic facilities in Florida and two in Louisiana. Consent Decree 2015-10-01 RCRA $19 Million Cleanup Settlement for Blair Waterway in Tacoma, Washington EPA announced that it had entered into an administrative settlement agreement and order on consent (ASAOC) with the Port of Tacoma for the performance of a time-critical removal action in connection with the Blair Waterway TBT Site Tacoma, Wash. Administrative Order on Consent 2015-09-30 CERCLA Agreement reached for past costs and clean up at Capitol City Plume Superfund Site EPA, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), and the Downtown Environmental Alliance (Alliance) held a signing ceremony that included EPA’s agreement to defer listing of this Site on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Administrative Order on Consent 2015-09-30 CERCLA $55 Million Settlement with Shell Oil and GSA for Del Amo Cleanup EPA announced a settlement valued at $55 million with Shell Oil Company and the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for the cleanup of contaminated soil at the Del Amo Superfund Site in Los Angeles, Calif Consent Decree 2015-09-30 CERCLA Tractor Supply Company Inc. Settlement Tennessee-based Tractor Supply Company Inc. and Tractor Supply Company of Texas, L.P. (collectively, “Tractor Supply Company” or “TSC”) have agreed to pay a civil penalty of $775,000 to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA