United States v. Tonawanda Coke Corp.
A settling CAA, CWA, and EPCRA defendant responsible for violations at its facility in Tonawanda, New York, must pay a $2,750,000 civil penalty to the United States and New York, must perform a wetlands preservation supplemental environmental project valued at $357,143, must fund a $1,000,000 state-led environmental benefit project fund, and must perform injunctive relief.
United States v. Merit Energy Company, LLC
A settling CAA defendant that violated volatile organic compound regulations at an onshore natural gas processing plant in Kalkaska, Michigan, must pay an $850,000 civil penalty and must implement an enhanced leak detection and repair program as injunctive relief.
United States v. Lawrence, MA, City of
A settling CWA defendant that failed to comply with its NPDES and small municipal separate storm sewer system permits must undertake various measures to study and correct the permit violations in order to achieve compliance with the CWA and applicable regulations.
United States v. Lehigh Southwest Cement Company
Settling CWA defendants that released selenium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, nickel, thallium, and other pollutants into Permanente Creek from its cement manufacturing and limestone mining facility in Cupertino, California, must pay a $2,550,000 civil penalty to the United States and California and must install treatment for the pollutants described to come into compliance with the CWA.
United States v. Noble Energy, Inc.
A settling CAA defendant responsible for vapor leaks from hydrocarbon liquid storage tanks in Boulder, Broomfield, and Weld counties, Colorado, must pay a $4.95 million civil penalty to the United States and Colorado, must complete two supplemental environmental projects at a cost of no less than $2 million and at least $4.5 million to complete five environmental mitigation projects, and must perform engineering evaluation and corrective actions of its vapor control system as needed.
United States v. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company
Settling CWA defendants responsible for a pipeline oil spill in the town of Mayflower, Arkansas, must pay a $3.19 million federal civil penalty, a $1 million state civil penalty, and $280,000 in state litigation costs; must fund a $600,000 supplemental environmental project to improve water quality in Lake Conway; and must perform corrective measures focused on pipeline safety and spill response preparedness.
United States v. Beaver Oil Company, Inc.
A settling CWA and RCRA defendant that failed to comply with regulations governing the handling of wastewater and hazardous wastes at a centralized waste treatment and used oil recycling facility in Hodgkins, Illinois, must pay a $250,000 civil penalty and must perform injunctive relief.
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