Industrial Polluters Will Have to Cleanup and Pay Hefty Fees for EPA Violations
December 17, 2008 Kyriaki (Sandy) Venetis 
Protesters against Massey Energy Co. Photo Courtesy of Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Regulated power and fuel companies found in violation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement and compliance program in 2008 will have to clean up and pay out record amounts, according to David Ryan, EPA Washington press officer.
A total of approximately $11.8 billion will be paid out for pollution controls, cleanups, and environmental projects as penalties resulting from the conclusions of civil and criminal enforcement actions taken by the EPA this year. Beyond power and fuel companies, other violators included in this payout total were: home builders, manufactures, operators of hazardous waste sites, and chemical companies.
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