US Will Not Appeal District Court Decision Allowing Sierra Club-DTE Energy Settlement

News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)02/04/2021Contact Information: WASHINGTON (February 4, 2021) — The Biden-Harris Administration has decided not to appeal a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan upholding a private settlement between Sierra Club and DTE Energy. EPA agrees with the court’s factual...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AND EPA ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT WITH STERICYCLE, INC. TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS AT MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATOR

News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Agreement Includes Supplemental Environmental Project to Provide Low-Emitting School Buses to Local School District 01/29/2021 Contact Information:  WASHINGTON (January 29, 2021) — The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a settlement with Illinois-based Stericycle, Inc. resolving alleged violations...

Dow Chemical Company and Two Subsidiaries Will Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Four Chemical Plants

News Releases from Headquarters›Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) 01/27/2021 Contact Information:  WASHINGTON (January 27, 2021) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement with Dow Chemical Company and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide...