EPA Announces Settlement With Company Over Failure To Safely Manage Refrigerant

(March 12, 2020, 11:10 AM EDT) -- YUMA, Ariz. — A regional branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 6 announced that it had reached a settlement with a company that stores and distributes produce from a facility in Yuma, Ariz., over alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) stemming from the company’s failure to properly manage the storage of anhydrous ammonia, a toxic chemical used in the refrigeration system at the site and that can be corrosive to the skin, eyes and lungs....

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