Petrochemical Manufacturer Pays $2.85 Million To End CAA Suit Over Plant Accidents

Mealey's (September 16, 2021, 12:06 PM EDT) -- VICTORIA, Texas — A petrochemical manufacturer agreed Sept. 13 to pay $2.85 million in civil penalties to settle a Clean Air Act (CAA) suit brought by the federal government after a series of fires, explosions and other accidents released a variety of hazardous chemicals into the air and injured workers.  Under the consent decree filed in a Texas federal court, the company admitted no liability to the federal government....