Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will hold virtual public listening sessions as a first step to consider improvements to the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program to better address the impacts of climate change on facility safety and protect communities from chemical accidents, including vulnerable and overburdened communities living near RMP facilities.
EPA reaches settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage for alleged Clean Air Act violations Thursday, January 28, 2021 3:17 PM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. to resolve alleged violations of federal Clean Air Act Risk Management Program regulations at the company’s three refrigeration storage and processing facilities. As part of the settlement, the company will pay a $65,008 civil penalty. At the time of EPA inspections in March 2020, each facility contained more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, making them subject to Risk Management Program regulations intended to protect communities from accidental releases of toxic or flammable substances. During the inspections, the EPA determined that Des Moines Cold Storage Co. Inc. failed to implement risk management plans and a hazard assessment concerning potential release of anhydrous ammonia.
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