EPA v. TRADER JOE (NC)

Case summary

THE NATIONAL GROCERY STORE CHAIN TRADER JOE'S COMPANY HAS AGREED TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES FROM REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AT 453 OF ITS STORES UNDER A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND EPA TO RESOLVE ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, TRADER JOE'S WILL SPEND AN ESTIMATED $2,000,000 OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO REDUCE COLLANT 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 (TOTAL).

Defendants (1)

• TRADER JOE'SNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (9)

• TRADER JOE'S

  1679 CLARKSON ROAD, CHESTERFIELD, MO, 63017

  Registry ID: 110069323315

• TRADER JOE'S

  11505 OLIVE BLVD, CREVE COEUR, MO, 63141

  Registry ID: 110069323324

• TRADER

  10305 PACIFIC ST, OMAHA, NE, 68114

  Registry ID: 110069323360

• TRADER JOE'S

  8600 WARD PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64114

  Registry ID: 110069323342

• TRADER JOE'S

  4201 W 119TH STREET, LEAWOOD, KS, 66209

  Registry ID: 110069323468

• TRADER JOE'S

  48 BRENTWOOD PROMENADE COURT, BRENTWOOD, MO, 63144

  Registry ID: 110069323306

• TRADER JOE'S

  6305 MILLS CIVIC PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266

  Registry ID: 110069323459

• TRADER JOE'S

  13343 MANCHESTER RD, DES PERES, MO, 63131

  Registry ID: 110069323333

• TRADER JOE'S

  3120 PINE LAKE ROAD, SUITE R, LINCOLN, NE, 68516

  Registry ID: 110069323351

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRADER JOE (NC)entered 2016-12-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $9,934

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2014-08-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2014-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-06-21Final Order Lodged
• 2016-06-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-12-15Final Order Entered
• 2019-09-30Concluded