EPA Settles Chemical Accident Prevention Case in New Bedford

Summary:

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a case against Northern Wind, LLC (Northern Wind) for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention requirements. The company, which operates a cold storage warehouse and distribution center in New Bedford, Massachusetts, will pay a settlement penalty of $72,000. The violations involved the failure to timely submit a Tier 2 form for anhydrous ammonia and failure to properly identify hazards that may result from accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia. The EPA has taken this action to reduce the risks of chemical accidents in neighborhoods that have already shouldered a greater share of environmental concerns.