On July 24, 2023, a federal district court entered a consent decree (CD) settling claims by EPA and co-plaintiff PADEP against Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc. The CD addresses violations of several statutes at Eastman's former chemical resins manufacturing facility in West Elizabeth, Alleghany County, PA. The violations related to CAA Section 112(r)'s Risk Management Provisions (RMP); RCRA; the facility's PaDEP-issued NPDES permit; CWA Section 311(j)(1)(c) Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC); CWA Section 311(j)(5)'s Facility Response Plan (FRP) provisions; unpermitted discharges in violation of CWA Section 301; and violations of parallel state law.  Additionally, the current facility owner and operator, Synthomer Jefferson Hills, LLC (Synthomer), is a CD signatory and is responsible for implementing the required injunctive relief.    The CD requires Eastman to pay a $2,438,728 penalty for past violations, which will be evenly split between the United States and PADEP. Synthomer is required to take certain actions to address ongoing violations and prevent future violations. The facility was not identified to be in a potential EJ area of concern. CWA discharges and RCRA violations settled by the CD have the possibility to degrade receiving streams, harm drinking water quality and harm aquatic life. Actions to reduce or eliminate future discharges and violations will protect the receiving waters by reducing impacts from discharges not in co