A chemical company and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have reached a settlement that requires the company to pay a civil penalty of $1,112,500. The company must also install controls and “low emissions” valves at an estimated cost of $730,000. In its news release, DOJ said the settlement addresses emissions of hazardous air pollutants […]
Read more "Emissions of Hazardous Air Pollutants Lead to Million Dollar Penalty"On September 15, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco addressed “corporate crime” in a speech at New York University. According to the text available on its website, DOJ’s “number one priority is individual accountability…Whether wrongdoers are on the trading floor or in the C-Suite, we will hold those who break the law accountable regardless of their […]
Read more "Individual Accountability the Top Priority for Corporate Criminal Enforcement"EPA designated an area of Long Island, New York to receive material from future dredging of Long Island Sound. The State of New York opposed the designation, arguing that EPA’s designation violated the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA). Arbitrary and Capricious Standard The US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit affirmed EPA’s designation. In […]
Read more "Court Affirms EPA Determination of CZMA Compliance"On August 30, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued its third opinion in Environment Texas v. ExxonMobil, upholding the assessment of a $14.5 million penalty for Clean Air Act (CAA) violations at ExxonMobil’s massive refining and chemical complex in Baytown, Texas. Multiple Violations and an Issue of Standing In 2014, […]
Read more "5th Circuit Upholds $14.25 Million Penalty against ExxonMobil"
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