Indiana - Exide Technologies

Company:

Exide Technologies

Current Parent Company:

Exide Technologies

Penalty:

$4,720,000

Year:

2015

Date:

March 16, 2015

Offense Group:

environment-related offenses

Primary Offense:

environmental violation

Violation Description:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Exide Technologies agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the United States and the State of Indiana alleging Clean Air Act violations at the companys lead smelter in Muncie, Indiana. Exide Technologies agreed to spend over $3.9 million to install state-of-the-art pollution control equipment to reduce harmful air pollution from the facility. The settlement resolved claims that the facility's failure to comply with national emission standards resulted in the release of excess lead in an area that does not meet the federal health-based air quality standard for lead. The settlement also required the company to pay a civil penalty of $820,000.

Level of Government:

federal

Action Type:

agency action

Agency:

Environmental Protection Agency

Civil or Criminal Case:

civil

Facility State:

Indiana

Facility City:

Muncie

HQ Country of Parent:

USA

HQ State of Parent:

Georgia

Ownership Structure of Parent:

privately held

Major Industry of Parent:

miscellaneous energy products and systems

Specific Industry of Parent:

batteries

Source of Data:

https://archive.epa.gov/epa/newsreleases/us-and-indiana-settle-clean-air-act-case-muncie-smelter-reduce-lead-emissions.html

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Indiana - Exide Technologies

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