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Company: AB&I Foundry
Penalty: $2,500,000
Year: 2024
Date: July 2, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: AB&I Foundry agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve two consolidated Proposition 65 lawsuits filed against AB&I and its parent company, McWane, Inc., by the environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) and the California Department of Justice's Bureau of Environmental Justice. Both lawsuits alleged that AB&I unlawfully emitted hexavalent chromium - an extremely potent carcinogen - into the air without providing clear and reasonable warnings to residents, in violation of Proposition 65.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
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