EPA v. Haliburton Energy Services, Inc (Truck & Bus Rule)

Case summary

This is a Consent Agreement and Final Order between US EPA and Halliburton Energy Services, Inc (Respondent), headquartered in Houston, Texas, for violations of the California Truck and Bus rule by running diesel trucks without required controls to filter dangerous fine particulate matter (PM). Halliburton will spend $180,600 on environmental projects to reduce air pollution at schools in the Los Angeles-South Coast Air Basin, and $75,000 on air quality improvements in the San Joaquin Valley. The company will also pay a $154,400 civil penalty for the violations.

Defendants (1)

• Halliburton Environmental ServicesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC

  3000 N SAM HOUSTON PKWY E, HOUSTON, TX, 77205

  Registry ID: 110022450140

Statutes cited

• CAA 203 — Prohibited Acts - Motor Vehicle & Motor Vehicle Engines
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Haliburton Energy Services, Inc (Truck & Bus Rule)entered 2016-09-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $154,400 · SEP: $255,600

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered