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• Tadano Group to Pay $40 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations After Selling Noncompliant Diesel Engines

  Group will also help mitigate harmful air emissions by contributing $3.2 million for a new, cleaner tugboat for the Port of Port Arthur, Texas

  EPA News Release: Tadano Group to Pay $40 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Violations After Selling Noncompliant Diesel Engines

  • Release Date: August 31, 2023

• Idaho Diesel Parts Companies and Owner Plead Guilty to Selling and Installing Illegal Defeat Devices and Agree to Pay $1 Million

  EPA News Release: Idaho Diesel Parts Companies and Owner Plead Guilty to Selling and Installing Illegal Defeat Devices and Agree to Pay $1 Million

  • Release Date: August 24, 2023

• EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution

  New priorities tackle modern challenges including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination, and chemical accidents, all with a focus on achieving environmental justice

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution

  • Release Date: August 17, 2023

• United States Orders Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Annually

  Company Also Agrees to Spend $4.6 Million for Preventative Measures and to Help Address Environmental Harm Caused by Its Violations

  EPA News Release: United States Orders Mewbourne Oil Company to Pay $5.5 Million and Reduce Unlawful Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico and Texas, Eliminating More than 11,000 Tons of Harmful Air Pollutants Annually

  • Release Date: August 8, 2023

• EPA Releases Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases Environmental Justice Toolkit for Lead Paint Enforcement Programs

  • Release Date: August 7, 2023

• California Truck Parts Manufacturer Sinister Diesel Agrees to Pay $1 Million After Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy and for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Defeat Devices

  EPA News Release: California Truck Parts Manufacturer Sinister Diesel Agrees to Pay $1 Million After Pleading Guilty to Conspiracy and for Manufacturing and Selling Illegal Defeat Devices

  • Release Date: August 1, 2023

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Logan Square Aluminium Supply Over Lead Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Logan Square Aluminium Supply Over Lead Violations

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to Address Clean Air Act Violations in Settlement with United States

  The Company Estimates it will Spend $42 Million to Correct Violations and Offset Associated Environmental Harm

  EPA News Release: Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to Address Clean Air Act Violations in Settlement with United States

  • Release Date: January 24, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027

  • Release Date: January 19, 2023

• EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools

  Provides Information on PFAS Sources Across the U.S.

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. Improves Safety at Five Chemical Distribution Facilities

  General Duty Clause and Recordkeeping Violations Placed Five Communities at Risk, including those with Environmental Justice Concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. Improves Safety at Five Chemical Distribution Facilities

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023