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• 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

• Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  November 2019 explosions prompted evacuations of thousands of area residents and released millions of pounds of extremely hazardous substances

  EPA News Release: Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• New EPA Strategy Directs All EPA Enforcement and Compliance Programs to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis

  EPA News Release: New EPA Strategy Directs All EPA Enforcement and Compliance Programs to Help Tackle the Climate Crisis

  • Release Date: September 28, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Alleging Environmental Violations by eBay

  Lawsuit Alleges that eBay Unlawfully Sold Pesticides, Banned Chemical Products and Devices that Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department File Complaint Alleging Environmental Violations by eBay

  • Release Date: September 27, 2023

• EPA Reaches Settlement with Suncor Over Clean Air Act Fuels Violations at Commerce City, Colorado Refineries

  To address harm caused, Suncor will procure electric lawn and garden equipment in impacted neighboring communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Reaches Settlement with Suncor Over Clean Air Act Fuels Violations at Commerce City, Colorado Refineries

  • Release Date: September 6, 2023