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Attorney General Madigan: Honeywell to Pay Penalty for Hazardous Chemical Releases in Metropolis

Agreed Injunction Order Requires Company to Address Structural Failings

Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—January 8, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced Honeywell International, Inc., has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $90,000 following three dangerous releases of hydrogen fluoride at its Metropolis, Ill. plant. The company also completed a series of system upgrades as required by Madigan and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

“The dangerous air pollution from this plant posed a serious threat to Honeywell’s…

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