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Bui Thi Lan Huong (裴氏蘭香)
MA0N0210
The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has
the authority to levy fines
on companies that
violate environmental
regulation.
In May 2007, the EPA discovered violations of the
Clean Air Act at several of Kerr-McGee’s natural gas
compressor stations near Vernal, Utah.
Kerr-McGee paid a
$200,000 penalty,
spent $250,000 on
environmental project,
and spent $ 18 million
on pollution controls that will reduce
harmful emissions and conserve natural
gas.
The EPA announced
a $2.9 million penalty
Assessed against
Total Petrochemical
USA Inc.
With today’s settlement, 86 refineries in 25
states across the nation and invest more than $ 4.5
billion in new pollution control technologies.
On May 9, 2007, Kmart
would pay a $ 102,422 fine
to settle self-disclosed
violations of clean water,
hazardous waste, and
emergency planning and
preparedness regulations.
If the EPA had discovered Kmart’s violations
through an inspection, the company would
have face a fine of more than $ 1.6 million.
Although still economically painful, when it
comes to reporting environmental violations,
honesty is the best policy
What are some factors to consider when
prioritizing and budgeting environmental
compliance initiative?
•Regulatory costs of noncompliance make environmental
compliance a necessity
•Brand opportunity of active environmental compliance is
significant
•Your suppliers, customers, and competitors are investing
•The effect your operations have on the environment,
customer health, employee safety.