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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

• Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  Search tool allows communities to quantify local air pollution and identify source

  EPA News Release: Environmental Compliance History Database Continues Upgrades Through Introduction of Clean Air Tracking Tool

  • Release Date: May 31, 2023

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  BP Products Will Implement Injunctive Relief Valued at more than $197 Million to Correct Deficiencies and Pay a Record-Setting Penalty of $40 Million

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at BP Products’ Whiting Refinery in Indiana

  • Release Date: May 17, 2023