9/29/15
Guardian Industries Corp. to Cut Harmful Air Pollution at Flat Glass Manufacturing Plants in Seven States
EPA and DOJ today announced a settlement with Guardian Industries Corp. that will resolve alleged violations of the CAA at Guardian's flat glass manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S. Under the proposed settlement, Guardian will invest more than $70 million to control emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter (PM) and sulfuric acid mist (H2SO4) from all of its flat glass manufacturing facilities. Guardian will also fund an environmental mitigation project valued at $150,000 to reduce particulate matter pollution in the San Joaquin Valley in California and pay a civil penalty of $312,000.
This settlement is a great example of a cooperative, company-wide effort to reduce air pollution and will mean cleaner air for communities across the country, where glass manufacturing is currently a significant source of the air pollutants that cause serious lung and heart problems said Atty Gen John C. Cruden for the Justice Dept's Environment and Natural Resources Div. We are also particularly grateful to the states of Iowa and NY, as well as the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, all of whom were active partners in achieving this important outcome for the American people.
We applaud Guardian Industries, who today became an industry leader by committing to a substantial investment to reduce emissions of air pollutan