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• EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  Settlements resolve Clean Air Act stationary source violations involving oil and natural gas production facilities and will result in reductions of methane and VOCs in Western Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  Settlements advance EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  Settlement includes $9.4 million civil penalty and compliance measures that will result in reduction of over 113,000 tons worth of CO2 pollution

  EPA News Release: Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024

• EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements

  EPA News Release: EPA Settles with Two Companies for Violating Clean Air Act Vehicle Emission Requirements

  • Release Date: October 16, 2024

• Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin

  EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Fuel Waiver for Four States Impacted by ExxonMobil Refinery Shutdown

  • Release Date: August 1, 2024

• EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

  Joint effort to identify PFAS releases near Army installations builds on critical actions EPA is taking to protect public health from harmful “forever chemicals”

  EPA News Release: EPA and U.S. Army Announce Joint Sampling Project to Identify PFAS Contamination Near Army Installations

  • Release Date: July 26, 2024

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Fuel Refiner and Distributor Over Violations of the Clean Air Act’s Fuel Requirements

  Lupton Petroleum Products, Inc and Brad Hall Associates, Inc. fined $1M for failing to meet multiple requirements that protect air quality

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Fuel Refiner and Distributor Over Violations of the Clean Air Act’s Fuel Requirements

  • Release Date: July 18, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota

  Settlement includes largest ever Clean Air Act stationary source penalty and will result in over 2.3 million tons worth of pollution reduction

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce $241.5M Settlement with Marathon Oil to Reduce Climate- and Health-Harming Emissions in North Dakota

  • Release Date: July 11, 2024

• United States Announces Settlement with Westchester County Drinking Water Provider and Three Municipalities for Violating Safe Drinking Water Act

  Defendants to construct $138 million drinking water filtration plant, take steps to protect source water quality, and pay a total of $1.25 million in civil penalties

  EPA News Release: United States Announces Settlement with Westchester County Drinking Water Provider and Three Municipalities for Violating Safe Drinking Water Act

  • Release Date: June 24, 2024

• Animal Breeding and Testing Company Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case

  In 2022, Justice Department Secured Surrender of Over 4,000 Beagles from Envigo’s Cumberland, Virginia Facility

  EPA News Release: Animal Breeding and Testing Company Pleads Guilty to Animal Welfare and Pollution Crimes and Will Pay More than $35M, Including Record Fine in an Animal Welfare Case

  • Release Date: June 3, 2024

• United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

  Settlement requires Norfolk Southern to pay for past and future cleanup costs, enhanced rail safety, civil penalty and health monitoring, among other provisions

  EPA News Release: United States Reaches Over $310 Million Settlement with Norfolk Southern to Address Harms Caused by East Palestine Train Derailment

  • Release Date: May 23, 2024