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Settling the Scourge AEP settlement exempts company from enforcement for 10 years		11 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 10:56 AM on 11 Oct 2007 Earlier this week brought news of a settlement agreement between utility giant American Electric Power and the U.S. EPA in which the company agreed to install some $4.6 billion in pollution controls at some of its power plants and pay over $70 million in penalties and cleanup costs. Today, The Washington Post reported that the agreement contained language exempting the company from ...
Topics: business, litigation, news, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

Through Hell and High Yogurt Yogurt-maker Dannon agrees to pay fine, treat wastewater in EPA settlement		10 Oct 2007	News
Posted at 6:21 AM on 10 Oct 2007 International yogurt giant Dannon has agreed to pay a fine of $71,350 and install a multimillion-dollar automated wastewater control system as part of a settlement with the U.S. EPA. There have been some 10 illegal discharges over the past few years at the company's 3-million-cup-a-day yogurt plant in Ohio -- and it's not just spilled yogurt. In February 2005, ...
Topics: business, news, United States, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Law & Odor Groups petition federal agencies to regulate air fresheners		20 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 12:31 PM on 20 Sep 2007 Environmental groups petitioned the U.S. EPA and the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday to regulate air fresheners, which can aggravate asthma and often contain chemicals such as benzene and formaldehyde, as well as other compounds linked to developmental problems in kids. The eco-groups want companies to list all the ingredients in air fresheners and conduct health and safety t ...
Topics: business, news, United States, US EPA (all these topics)

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