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• 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

• EPA Announces FY 2022 Enforcement and Compliance Accomplishments

  Agency Takes Significant Steps to Reduce Pollution and Help Overburdened Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces FY 2022 Enforcement and Compliance Accomplishments

  • Release Date: December 16, 2022

• EPA Announces Settlement with TForce to Correct Hazardous Waste Violations in 39 States

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlement with TForce to Correct Hazardous Waste Violations in 39 States

  • Release Date: December 13, 2022

• Settlement with Republic Steel Requires Reduction of Lead Emissions at Canton, Ohio Facility

  New controls will result in the reduction of over 1,000 pounds of lead emissions per year

  EPA News Release: Settlement with Republic Steel Requires Reduction of Lead Emissions at Canton, Ohio Facility

  • Release Date: December 2, 2022

• United States and State of Wisconsin Reach Settlement with Container Life Cycle Management on Air Emissions and Waste Management Violations

  Company will upgrade facilities, pay $1.6 million penalty

  EPA News Release: United States and State of Wisconsin Reach Settlement with Container Life Cycle Management on Air Emissions and Waste Management Violations

  • Release Date: December 1, 2022

• EPA and State Partners Announce Major Improvement in Clean Water Act Permit Compliance

  50 percent reduction in noncompliance advances EPA mission to ensure clean, safe water for all

  EPA News Release: EPA and State Partners Announce Major Improvement in Clean Water Act Permit Compliance

  • Release Date: November 22, 2022

• EPA Announces Settlements to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations at Four Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  Agreements Reflect Importance of Solar Farm Owners’ Compliance Responsibilities During Construction

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Settlements to Resolve Clean Water Act Violations at Four Solar Farm Construction Sites in Alabama, Idaho and Illinois

  • Release Date: November 14, 2022

• City of Elyria, Ohio Agrees to Federal/State Plan to Eliminate Sewage Discharges into the Black River

  Investments In Municipal Wastewater System Will Improve Water Quality

  EPA News Release: City of Elyria, Ohio Agrees to Federal/State Plan to Eliminate Sewage Discharges into the Black River

  • Release Date: November 9, 2022