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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

• EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Logan Square Aluminium Supply Over Lead Violations

  EPA News Release: EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Logan Square Aluminium Supply Over Lead Violations

  • Release Date: January 30, 2023

• Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to Address Clean Air Act Violations in Settlement with United States

  The Company Estimates it will Spend $42 Million to Correct Violations and Offset Associated Environmental Harm

  EPA News Release: Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. to Address Clean Air Act Violations in Settlement with United States

  • Release Date: January 24, 2023

• EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes to Add Environmental Justice, Climate Change, and PFAS to National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for FY 2024-2027

  • Release Date: January 19, 2023

• EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools

  Provides Information on PFAS Sources Across the U.S.

  EPA News Release: EPA Releases New PFAS Analytic Tools

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023

• EPA Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. Improves Safety at Five Chemical Distribution Facilities

  General Duty Clause and Recordkeeping Violations Placed Five Communities at Risk, including those with Environmental Justice Concerns

  EPA News Release: EPA Settlement with Univar Solutions USA Inc. Improves Safety at Five Chemical Distribution Facilities

  • Release Date: January 5, 2023