(AGENPARL) – gio 25 maggio 2023 Issued: May 25, 2023 (7:12am EDT)
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Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. to pay $2.4 million penalty for multiple
environmental violations at West Elizabeth Pa. facility
PHILADELPHIA (May 25, 2023) – Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. will pay a $2.4
million penalty for environmental violations at the sprawling 56-acre
manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, that is now owned and
operated by Synthomer Jefferson Hills, LLC, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency announced today.
“Compliance with our nation’s laws that protect the environment and the
health of our communities is an obligation companies can’t take lightly,”
said EPA Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz. “The actions required by this
settlement will help ensure that the facility operates in a manner that is
protective of environmental resources and the health of nearby communities.”
“Pennsylvanians have a right enshrined in the state constitution to clean
air and pure water, and we will always pursue operators that violate that
right and hold polluters accountable,” said Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection Acting Secretary Rich Negrin. “We were pleased to
work with our federal partners to hold this polluter accountable.”
Along with the financial penalty being paid by Eastman, Synthomer has agreed
to take actions to eliminate ongoing violations and prevent future violations.
This includes conducting a comprehensive review of stormwater discharges and
groundwater contamination and implementing initiatives to ensure compliance
with environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act and parallel Pennsylvania laws.
Violations include:
Chronic Clean Water Act violations including exceeding allowable limits for
zinc, xylene and other pollutants that are discharged to the Monongahela
River.
Unpermitted discharges of oil and other pollutants.
Failure to comply with operation and maintenance obligations of its Clean
Water Act permit.
Violations of the facility’s Clean Air Act risk management program.
Numerous hazardous waste management violations.
The penalty will be divided equally between the United States and
Pennsylvania, who are co-plaintiffs in this consent decree. Pennsylvania DEP
assisted EPA in the investigation and litigation. The settlement addresses
alleged federal and state environmental law violations that have occurred
since 2017, which threaten to degrade receiving streams and impact public
health and harm aquatic life and the environment.  
The chemical producing facility is bordered on the southeast by the
Monongahela River and bisected by an unnamed tributary to that river.The
proposed consent decree, filed in the federal district court in Pittsburgh, is
subject to a 30-day public comment period and approval by the federal court.
A copy of the consent decree with more specifics about the violations is
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