EPA Addresses Violations of Requirements for Formaldehyde Emissions for Imported Composite Wood Products

News Releases from Headquarters08/26/2019Contact Information: WASHINGTON (August 26, 2019) —Last week the Environmental Appeals Board approved a settlement resolving violations of the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of 2010 and its implementing Formaldehyde Rule (effective June 1, 2018). This is the first enforcement action taken by the agency for violations of the...

United States Settles With Southeastern Grocers To Reduce Ozone-Depleting Emissions at Grocery Stores in the Southeastern States

News Releases from Headquarters 08/23/2019 Contact Information:  WASHINGTON (August 23, 2019)— Southeastern Grocers Inc. and its subsidiaries BI-LO LLC and Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. (together, “SEG”), owners and operators of regional grocery store chains BI-LO LLC, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc., Fresco y Más and Harveys Supermarket, have agreed to reduce emissions of...

EPA Role in American Electric Power Consent Decree

News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)07/18/2019Contact Information: WASHINGTON - EPA supports power generation from all sources of energy, in compliance with the Clean Air Act. On July 17, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio approved a modification to a 2007 consent decree among American Electric...