U.S. EPA recently issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order to Champion Packaging & Distribution in Woodridge, Illinois regarding violations of the Clean Air Act. Specifically, U.S. EPA alleged Champion failed to secure permits for its chemical mixing and packaging operation, which produces automotive windshield washer fluid and cleaning compounds, among others. As part of the settlement, Champion will pay a penalty of $156,800 and perform an environmentally beneficial project. This project requires Champion to reduce the content of volatile organic compounds (VOC) by approximately 80% in its windshield washer products. This project should reduce emissions of VOC, which are also hazardous air pollutants, to the atmosphere by approximately 1.78 million pounds for each of the years 2008 and 2009.