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• DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  Landmark Settlement is the First Judicial Action to Enforce EPA’s Resource Conservation and Recovery Act e-Manifest Requirements

  EPA News Release: DOJ and EPA Announce $9.5M Settlement with Stericycle, Inc. for Violations of Hazardous Waste Management Regulations

  • Release Date: January 17, 2025

• Fayat Group to Pay $11M For Violations of the Clean Air Act for Sale of Nonroad Equipment Containing Noncompliant Diesel Engines

  EPA News Release: Fayat Group to Pay $11M For Violations of the Clean Air Act for Sale of Nonroad Equipment Containing Noncompliant Diesel Engines

  • Release Date: January 16, 2025

• Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  EPA News Release: Hino Motors, a Toyota Subsidiary, Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay Over $1.6B to Resolve Emissions Fraud Scheme

  • Release Date: January 15, 2025

• Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  Company agrees to $1.2M project for a new tugboat with updated emission controls to reduce the release of harmful air pollutants in the Gulf Coast region

  EPA News Release: Indiana Auto Parts Distributor to Pay $7.4M for Selling Emissions Defeat Devices for Cars and Trucks

  • Release Date: January 13, 2025

• Crane Company Manitowoc to Pay $42.6M for Clean Air Act Violations for Sale of Noncompliant Diesel Engines in Heavy Duty Cranes

  Settlement requires company to retrofit a short-line locomotive engine to improve air quality along 70-mile-long pathway in the Sparrows Point area of Maryland

  EPA News Release: Crane Company Manitowoc to Pay $42.6M for Clean Air Act Violations for Sale of Noncompliant Diesel Engines in Heavy Duty Cranes

  • Release Date: December 19, 2024

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  Settlement requires city to invest an estimated $30M in upgrades in response to unlawful release of sewage

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Cahokia Heights, Illinois, for Improper Operation of the City’s Sanitary Sewer System

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  Settlement will result in annual reductions of over 8,350 tons of pollution

  EPA News Release: PennEnergy Resources Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions in Pennsylvania

  • Release Date: December 10, 2024

• EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  Revitalized enforcement and compliance efforts delivered public health benefits for people and communities, combatted climate change, and ensured cleaner air, water and land

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Annual Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Results Include Strongest Outcomes Since 2017

  • Release Date: December 5, 2024

• EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  Settlements resolve Clean Air Act stationary source violations involving oil and natural gas production facilities and will result in reductions of methane and VOCs in Western Pennsylvania

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and Pennsylvania Announce Settlements to Reduce Climate and Health Harming Emissions

  • Release Date: November 21, 2024

• EPA enforcement action resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations by Topsham, Maine company

  EPA News Release: EPA enforcement action resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations by Topsham, Maine company

  • Release Date: November 13, 2024

• National Biosolids Land Applier to Pay $610,000 for Overapplication

  First Clean Water Act biosolids judicial settlement with Denali Water Solutions, LLC holds company accountable for biosolids violations

  EPA News Release: National Biosolids Land Applier to Pay $610,000 for Overapplication

  • Release Date: November 12, 2024

• Getting the Lead Out: New Hampshire property owner fined by EPA for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  EPA News Release: Getting the Lead Out: New Hampshire property owner fined by EPA for violations of federal lead-based paint rules

  • Release Date: October 24, 2024

• EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  Settlements advance EPA’s National Enforcement Priority of protecting communities from coal ash contamination

  EPA News Release: EPA Completes Series of Enforcement Actions to Protect Communities from Exposure to Coal Ash Pollution

  • Release Date: October 23, 2024

• EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Secures Commitment with Air Force to Protect Communities from PFAS Concerns in Tucson Drinking Water

  • Release Date: October 22, 2024

• Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  Settlement includes $9.4 million civil penalty and compliance measures that will result in reduction of over 113,000 tons worth of CO2 pollution

  EPA News Release: Natural Gas Producer Agrees to Settlement to Reduce Emissions in New Mexico

  • Release Date: October 17, 2024