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• Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  Compliance measures address violations at 22 facilities in Utah including on Uintah and Ouray Reservation state lands within Uinta Basin

  EPA News Release: Ovintiv USA to Pay $5.5M Penalty and Upgrade Oil and Gas Facilities in Utah to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations

  • Release Date: September 30, 2024

• EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  Lima Refining Company will implement injunctive relief valued at an estimated $150M to correct deficiencies and pay a penalty of $19M

  EPA News Release: EPA and Justice Department Announce Settlement to Reduce Benzene and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions from Wastewater at Lima Refining Company’s Refinery in Ohio

  • Release Date: September 27, 2024

• EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  EPA News Release: EPA Issues Two Enforcement Alerts to Highlight Compliance and Monitoring Obligations for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

  • Release Date: September 25, 2024

• 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