EPA v. YOUNGSTOWN SHEET & TUBE/EAST CHICAGO
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000,000
Case summary
USEPA HAS DETERMINED THAT DEFENDANTS DERIVED ECONOMIC BENEFIT AS RESULT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY TO CAA & CWA. DEFENDANTS SHOULD PAY CIVIL PENALTY OF $10 MILLION, MINUS CREDITS TO OFFSET ENTIRE AMOUNT. CREDITS ARE POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROGRAMS.
Defendants (4)
- JONES & LAUGHLIN INDUSTRIES,INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- JONES & LAUGHLIN STEEL CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- LTV CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- YOUNGTOWN SHEET & TUBE CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LTV STEEL COMPANY
3001 DICKEY RD., EAST CHICAGO, IN, 46312
Registry ID: 110050878860
Statutes cited
- CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
YOUNGSTOWN SHEET & TUBE COentered 1981-02-19
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $10,000,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1978-06-20Referred To Headquarters
- 1978-07-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1978-12-19Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1979-02-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 1981-02-19Final Order Lodged
- 1981-02-19Final Order Entered
- 1981-02-19Concluded
- 1989-09-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 24940
- Case number
- 05-1978-0056
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1978-0056 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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