Ashland Settled Multiple Environmental-Law Violations for More Than $32.5 Million
Company: Ashland Inc.
Summary
In October 1998, Ashland Inc. agreed to spend more than $32.5 million to settle federal allegations of illegal pollutant discharges and reporting violations at petroleum refineries in Kentucky, Minnesota and Ohio. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice described the case as involving extensive and recurring violations of federal pollution-control laws affecting air, water and soil. The settlement included penalties, environmental projects and measures intended to bring the facilities into compliance. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency https://www.epa.gov/archive/epapages/newsroom_archive/newsreleases/02dfd03be680a10885256690006612e2.html