Five Companies Agree to Pay $7.2 Million for Polluting Two Ohio Creeks

Five Companies Agree to Pay $7.2 Million for Polluting Two Ohio Creeks

Source: Associated Press

1/8/2024

Five companies have agreed to pay the federal government more than $7.2 million overall to resolve claims stemming from longstanding pollution in two adjacent creeks in the Maumee River watershed in northwestern Ohio.

The settlement with Ohio Refining Co., Chevron USA, Energy Transfer LLC, Pilkington North America and Chemtrade Logistics was announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Justice. Officials said a federal judge must approve the deal before it takes effect.

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