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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

• 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