PPG Industries, Inc.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 8/20/2026
Conduct/Event period: April 16, 2024–April 16, 2024
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: April 16, 2024
PPG Agreed to $15.8 Million Superfund Cleanup and $2.9 Million Cost Reimbursement
Summary
In April 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New Jersey announced a proposed settlement with PPG Industries concerning the Riverside Industrial Park Superfund site in Newark. Under the settlement, PPG agreed to design and perform cleanup work estimated at $15.8 million and reimburse approximately $2.9 million previously spent by EPA, in addition to paying EPA's future oversight costs. EPA's cleanup plan addresses contaminated soil, soil gas, groundwater, sewer water and waste at the industrial property. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-and-state-new-jersey-propose-settlement-will-provide-nearly-19-million-riverside
Evidence Weight
99.99
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.99228223764904
File Weight: 1