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• 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

• Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  Settlement Will Result in Cleaner Air Due to Tesoro’s Forfeiture of Air Emission Credits

  EPA News Release: Tesoro to Pay $27.5 Million For Violating Previous Court Order Requiring Them to Reduce Air Pollution at Their Martinez, Calif. Refinery

  • Release Date: April 27, 2023

• EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  EPA News Release: EPA takes first-ever federal Clean Water Act enforcement action to address PFAS discharges at Washington Works facility near Parkersburg, W. Va.

  • Release Date: April 26, 2023

• DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  Company to pay $12M fine and donate additional $4M to Fish & Wildlife Foundation

  EPA News Release: DuPont and former employee sentenced for plant explosion that killed four

  • Release Date: April 25, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors

  Will reduce harmful air pollution, including greenhouse gases, and improve air quality in 12 states and Indian Country

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Clean Air Act Settlements with Three Natural Gas Processors

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• La EPA y el Departamento de Justicia anuncian acuerdos de la Ley de Aire Limpio con tres procesadores de gas natural

  Reducirán la contaminación perjudicial del aire, incluso gases de efecto invernadero, y mejorarán la calidad del aire en 12 estados y en la nación indígena

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA y el Departamento de Justicia anuncian acuerdos de la Ley de Aire Limpio con tres procesadores de gas natural

  • Release Date: April 20, 2023

• Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme

  EPA News Release: Los Angeles Businessman, Utah Fuel Plant Operators and Employees Sentenced to Prison for Billion-dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme

  • Release Date: April 10, 2023

• EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  Settlement Also Requires Company to Pay $1.2 Million Penalty for Clean Air Act Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA Orders Valero Refining to Improve Chemical Safety at Benicia, CA Refinery

  • Release Date: April 6, 2023

• Under Settlement with EPA, East Peoria Businesses Must Halt Sales of Devices that Alter Vehicle Emissions

  Agreement Holds Owner and Companies Accountable for Violations and Requires Compliance Training

  EPA News Release: Under Settlement with EPA, East Peoria Businesses Must Halt Sales of Devices that Alter Vehicle Emissions

  • Release Date: April 3, 2023