EPA v. TRADER JOE'S (NC)

Case summary

The national grocery store chain Trader Joe's Company has agreed to reduce emissions of potent greenhouse gases from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores under a proposed settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and EPA to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. Under the settlement, Trader Joe's will spend an estimated $2 million over the next three years to reduce coolant leaks from refrigerators and other equipment and improve company-wide compliance. The total estimated greenhouse gas emissions reductions from this settlement are equal to the amount from over 6,500 passenger vehicles driven in one year, the CO2 emissions from 33 million pounds of coal burned, or the carbon sequestered by 25,000 acres of forests in one year. The company will also pay a $500,000 civil penalty.

Defendants (1)

• Trader Joe's CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (30)

• TRADER JOE'S

  400 POST ROAD EAST, WESTPORT, CT, 06880

  Registry ID: 110069492819

• TRADER JOE'S

  200 DORSET STREET, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, 05403

  Registry ID: 110069492766

• TRADER JOE'S

  375 RUSSELL STREET, HADLEY, MA, 01035

  Registry ID: 110069491892

• TRADER JOE'S

  560 BOSTON POST ROAD, ORANGE, CT, 06477

  Registry ID: 110069492908

• TRADER JOE'S

  350 PATRIOT PLACE, FOXBOROUGH, MA, 02035

  Registry ID: 110069492837

• TRADER JOE'S

  436 BOSTON POST ROAD, DARIEN, CT, 06820

  Registry ID: 110069492828

• TRADER JOE'S

  145 GREAT ROAD, ACTON, MA, 01720

  Registry ID: 110069491883

• TRADER JOE'S

  358 BROADWAY UNIT B, SAUGUS, MA, 01906

  Registry ID: 110069492267

• TRADER JOE'S

  77D BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA, 01545

  Registry ID: 110069492285

• TRADER JOE'S

  1489 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE, WEST HARTFORD, CT, 06110

  Registry ID: 110069492631

• TRADER JOE'S

  87 MARGINAL WAY, PORTLAND, ME, 04101

  Registry ID: 110069492757

• TRADER JOE'S

  2258 BLACK ROCK TURNPIKE, FAIRFIELD, CT, 06825

  Registry ID: 110069492882

• TRADER JOE'S

  1121 WASHINGTON STREET, WEST NEWTON, MA, 02465

  Registry ID: 110069492294

• TRADER JOE'S

  1317 BEACON STREET, BROOKLINE, MA, 02446

  Registry ID: 110069492212

• TRADER JOE'S

  51 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BURLINGTON, MA, 01803

  Registry ID: 110069492711

• …and 15 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRADER JOE'S (NC)entered 2016-12-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $33,113

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2011-04-18Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2016-06-21Final Order Lodged
• 2016-06-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-08-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-12-15Final Order Entered